Jabal al-Bilas
Jabal al-Bilas (Arabic: جبل البلعاس) is a desert height located 500 meters (1,640 ft) above sea level in Syria.[1]
A marker, laid by Roman governor Silanus 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of Palmyra, was found there, probably marking the Palmyrene's boundaries with Epiphania.[2]
Occasional old pistachio trees of up to 5 meters in height can still be found there.[1]
Syrian Civil War
On 19 April 2022, in the Al-Fasedah area, a landmine planted by Islamic State militants exploded, targeting a group of Pro-Assad soldiers, killing 3 of them and injuring 3 others.[3]
References
- ^ a b Al-Fares 2013, p. 47
- ^ Seyrig 1959, p. 190
- ^ "Syrian desert | Six regime soldiers killed and injured in a landmine explosion in Jabal Al-Balaas". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 19 April 2022.
Sources
- Al-Fares, Wafi (2013). Historical Land Use/Land Cover Classification Using Remote Sensing: A Case Study of the Euphrates River Basin in Syria. Springer. ISBN 9783319006246.
- Seyrig, Henri (1959). "Antiquités Syriennes 76: Caractères de l'histoire d'Émèse". Syria (in French). 36 (3–4).
