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]

References
  1. Al-Fares 2013, p. 47
  2. Seyrig 1959, p. 190

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Seyrig, Henri (1959). "Antiquités Syriennes 76: Caractères de l'histoire d'Émèse". Syria (in French). 36 (3–4).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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