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Kurd Mountain
Kurd Dagh, Çiyayê Kurmênc
Hills of the Kurd Mountain in Afrin
Highest point
Coordinates36°40′N 36°46′E / 36.667°N 36.767°E / 36.667; 36.767
Geography
Kurd Mountain is located in Syria
Kurd Mountain
Kurd Mountain
Location in Syria
LocationKurd Mountain Syria: Afrin District
Kurd Mountain Turkey: Kilis Province

Kurd Mountain or Kurd Dagh (Arabic: جبل الأكراد, romanized: jabal al-ʾakrād; Turkish: Kürt Dağı, officially Kurt Dağı; Kurdish: Çiyayê Kurmênc[1]) is a highland region in northwestern Syria and southeastern Turkey. It is located in the Aleppo Governorate of Syria and Kilis Province of Turkey. The Kurd Mountain should not be confused with the neighboring Jabal al Akrad, which is located further southwest in Latakia Governorate.

  1. ^ عبدو علي, محمد (2014). جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Afrin. p. 145.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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