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Jabal Zawiya

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Mount Zāwiya (Jabal az-Zāwiyah) or Mount Rīḥā (Jabal Rīḥā) (also in medieval times: Banī-ʻUlaym Mountain (Jabal Banī-ʻUlaym)) is a highland region in the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Around 36 towns and villages exist in the Mount Zawiya region. The biggest towns are Rīḥā (Arīḥā) and Maʻarrat an-Nuʻmān.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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