Nabi Ayoub mountain (932 m)

Syria / Idlib / Kafr Nabl /
 mountain, invisible

With a summit elevation of +- 932 meters Nabi Ayoub mountain is the highest mountain in the region.
On it's summit there is an archaeological site and a large antenna mast.

The 'mountain' was targeted in june 2015 by SAA airstrikes, SANA-news agency referring to it as:
"The air strikes also targeted hideouts of ... Jabhat al-Nusra, the Islamic Front and Jund al-Aqsa in al-Nabi Ayoub Mountain"-SANA Source: sana.sy/en/?p=44175

It is surrounded by Ayn al Jadīdah mountain (885m) in the west,
Ablin mountain (705m) in the east,
Sinn al Jamal mountain (835m) in the south
and Z̧ahr al Qarqafah mountain (735m) and 2 mountains of 795meters and 620 meters in the north.


Sources: www.geonames.org/166480/tall-an-nabi-ayyub.html and
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   35°43'55"N   36°28'54"E
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