Jebel Aqra
| Jebel Aqra | |
|---|---|
| جبل الأقرع | |
Jebel Aqra overlooking the town of Kessab | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,728 m (5,669 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 35°57′9″N 35°58′9.5″E / 35.95250°N 35.969306°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Latakia Governorate, Kesab, Syria Hatay Province, Turkey |
Jebel Aqra (Arabic: جبل الأقرع, romanized: Jabal al-ʾAqraʿ, [ˈd͡ʒæbæl al ˈʔaqraʕ]; Turkish: Kel Dağı) is a limestone mountain located on the Syrian–Turkish border near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Mediterranean Sea. Rising from a narrow coastal plain, Jebel Aqra is a mariners' landmark that gathers thunderstorms.
The mountain was a cult site in ancient Canaanite religion and continuing through classical antiquity. A mound of ash and debris remains; an archaeological investigation was broken off because of military restrictions imposed due to the mountain's border location.