Jabal Zawiya

Mount Zāwiya (Arabic: جبل الزاوية, romanized: Jabal az-Zāwiyah) or Mount Rīḥā (Arabic: جبل ريحا, romanized: Jabal Rīḥā) (also in medieval times: Banī-ʻUlaym Mountain (Arabic: جبل بني عليم, romanized: Jabal Banī-ʻUlaym) is a highland region in Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Around 36 towns and villages exist in the Mount Zawiya region. The biggest towns are Rīḥā (Arīḥā) and Maʻarrat an-Nuʻmān.

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