Syrian Coastal Mountain Range

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The Syrian Coastal Mountain Range is a forested mountain chain in western Syria that runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast and forms a natural barrier between the shoreline and the inland plains.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
affects transportation between Syrian coast and interior ⓘ
alsoKnownAs An-Nusayriyah Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Jabal an-Nusayriyah
arabicName Jibal an-Nusayriyah ⓘ
linked to: Jabal an-Nusayriyah
borders Ghab plain to the east ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate on western slopes ⓘ
more continental climate on eastern slopes ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
crossedBy mountain passes connecting Latakia to inland cities ⓘ
ecoregion Eastern Mediterranean conifer–sclerophyllous–broadleaf forests ⓘ
extendsFrom near Turkish border in the north ⓘ
extendsTo area north of Lebanon in the south ⓘ
forms natural barrier between shoreline and inland plains ⓘ
formsPartOf Syrian coastal region ⓘ
linked to: Syrian coast
geology limestone ⓘ
hasAverageElevationRange 500–1500 m ⓘ
hasBiodiversity Mediterranean flora and fauna ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance historical heartland of Alawite community ⓘ
hasFeature gentler eastern slopes ⓘ
steep western slopes ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Nabi Yunis ⓘ
linked to: Prophet Yunus
hasLandCover Mediterranean evergreen forests ⓘ
maquis shrubland ⓘ
hasSoils relatively fertile on western slopes ⓘ
hasVegetationType forested ⓘ
highestPointElevation 1562 m ⓘ
influences local precipitation patterns in western Syria ⓘ
inRainShadowOf itself for eastern interior plains ⓘ
locatedIn western Syria ⓘ
locatedOn Mediterranean coast ⓘ
near Orontes River valley ⓘ
city of Baniyas ⓘ
city of Jableh ⓘ
nearbyCity Latakia ⓘ
Tartus ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf Eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
runsParallelTo Syrian Mediterranean coastline ⓘ
linked to: Syrian coast
separates Syrian coastal plain ⓘ
linked to: Syrian coast

inland Syrian plains ⓘ
usedFor agriculture on terraced slopes ⓘ
grazing ⓘ
timber and fuelwood collection ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latakia Governorate → contains → Syrian Coastal Mountain Range ⓘ
Masyaf → locatedInRegion → Syrian Coastal Mountain Range ⓘ
Jabal an-Nusayriyah → partOf → Syrian Coastal Mountain Range system ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Coastal Mountain Range
Safita → locatedIn → Syria Coastal Mountain Range region ⓘ
linked to: Syrian Coastal Mountain Range