Jabal al-Bayḍā

natural · 2950 BC – 2100 AD

Hill southwest of Mount 'Abd al-'Aziz in Syria. The peak at the southwestern end of the hill is known as Rās et-Tell. Excavations were carried out there by Max von Oppenheim in the early 20th century, uncovering sculptures and graves from the Bronze Age.

Coordinates

36.21328, 39.99826

Also known as

Bayḍā, Jabal al-Bayda, Jabal al-Baida, Jabala al-Bayda, Jabala al-Baida, Djebelet el Bēḍā (arb), بيضا (arb)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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