Jebel Aqra
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Jebel Aqra (Arabic: جبل الأقرع, romanized: Jabal al-ʾAqraʿ, [ˈd͡ʒæbæl al ˈʔaqraʕ]; Turkish: Kel Dağı) is a limestone mountain located on the Syrian–Turkish border near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Mediterranean Sea. Rising from a narrow coastal plain, Jebel Aqra is a mariners' landmark which gathers thunderstorms.
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For the other Mount Casius near the Serbonian Bog in Egypt, see Ras Kouroun.
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جبل الأقرع | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,717 m (5,633 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°57′9″N 35°58′9.5″E |
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Location | Latakia Governorate, Kesab, Syria Hatay Province, Turkey |
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The mountain was a cult site in ancient Canaanite religion and continuing through classical antiquity. A mound of ash and debris remains; an archaeological investigation was broken off because of military restrictions imposed due to the mountain's border location.