Mount Qasioun

Mount Qasioun
جَبَل قَاسِيُون
Mount Qasioun overlooking Damascus, 2004
Highest point
Elevation	1,151 metres (3,776 ft)[1]
Coordinates	33°32′45″N 36°17′11″E / 33.54583°N 36.28639°E / 33.54583; 36.28639
Naming
Etymology	Syriac for "hard and dry"
Native name	جَبَل قَاسِيُون
Geography
Mount Qasioun Damascus, Syria
Country	Syria
Settlement	Damascus
Geology
Rock type(s)	Limestone and sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Road access from Damascus
Access	Military-controlled areas and public access points

Mount Qasioun (Arabic: جَبَل قَاسِيُون, romanized: Jabal Qāsiyūn) is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications. As the city has expanded over the years, some districts have been established at the foot of the mountain. Its highest point is 1,151 metres (3,776 ft).^[2]