Jabal an-Nusayriyah
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Jabal an-Nusayriyah is a coastal mountain range in northwestern Syria that runs parallel to the Mediterranean Sea and forms a natural barrier between the coast and the inland plains.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativelyWithin |
Hama Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Latakia Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartus Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alawite Mountains
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An-Nusayriyah Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alawite community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | creates orographic rainfall on Syrian coast ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| drainageTowards |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Orontes River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsNaturalBarrierBetween |
Syrian coastal plain
NERFINISHED
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inland plains of Syria ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Syrian coastal region topography ⓘ |
| geology | limestone ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Nabi Yunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointLocatedNear | Latakia Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameUsedFor | Alawite Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Syria ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Latakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tartus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Mediterranean region
NERFINISHED
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Syrian Coastal Mountain Range system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Latakia coastal region
NERFINISHED
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Orontes River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian coastal plain from interior steppe ⓘ |
| stretchesFrom | near Turkish border in the north ⓘ |
| stretchesTo | area south of Tartus ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | Mountains of the Nusayris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Syria