Djebel Ressas | |
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Jebel Ressas | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 795 m (2,608 ft) |
Coordinates | 36°36′N 10°20′E / 36.600°N 10.333°E |
Naming | |
English translation | mountain of lead |
Language of name | Tunisian Arabic |
Geography | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Limestone |
Djebel Ressas is a high and rugged outcropping of Jurassic limestone situated on the horizon southeast of Tunis, Tunisia. Competing in the foreground, the familiar profile of Djebel Boukornine may appear taller, but at 795 metres Ressas is the dominant peak. Along the highway between Tunis and Hammamet there are excellent views of the mountain as one looks south from near the tollbooths, just past the exit to Mornag.