Jabal al-Bilas ( ar, جبل البلعاس) is a desert height located 500 meters (1,640 ft) above sea level in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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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.
Occasional old pistachio trees of up to 5 meters in height can still be found there.
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
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Etymology
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, killing 3 of them and injuring 3 others.
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Mountains of Syria
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