Jebel Bishri

Jebel Bishri
Jebel Bishri is located in Syria
Jebel Bishri
Jebel Bishri
Location of Jebel Bishri
Jebel Bishri is located in Near East
Jebel Bishri
Jebel Bishri
Jebel Bishri (Near East)
Highest point
Elevation825 m (2,707 ft)
Coordinates35°17′23″N 39°13′8″E / 35.28972°N 39.21889°E / 35.28972; 39.21889
Naming
Native nameجبل بشرّي (Arabic)
Geography
LocationDeir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

Jebel Bishri or Mount Bishri (Arabic: جبل البِشْرِي Jabal al-Bišrī, in Akkadian: ba-sa-ar or bi-si-ir,[1] in Amorite: Biśri[2]) is a highland region in northeastern Syria. It is located on the border between Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Homs governorates.

  1. ^ Cinzia Pappi (2006). "The Jebel Bishri in the Physical and Cultural Landscape of the Ancient Near East". Kaskal, Volume 3. p. 241–
  2. ^ Buck, Mary E. (2020). "Appendix A: Western Amorite Corpus". The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit. Brill. p. 308. ISBN 978-90-04-41511-9.