Jebel Bishri
highlands in Syria
Jebel Bishri or Mount Bishri (Arabic: جبل البِشْرِي Jabal al-Bišrī, in Akkadian: ba-sa-ar or bi-si-ir, in Amorite: Biśri) is a highland region in northeastern Syria. It is located on the border between Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Homs governorates.
Geography
Jebel Bishri is a broad ridge of mountains extending immediately west of the Euphrates river, northwest of the city of Deir ez-Zor, southwestwards toward Palmyra. It forms part of the Palmyrene mountain belt in central Syria. Its eastern piedmont reaches Deir ez-Zor.
The region is abundant with natural Asphalt which was discovered in 2007. Gas and oil facilities are around the Bishri mountains.
History
Jebel Bishri is associated with the Amorites and was known as the "mountain of the Amorites" (ba-sa-ar šá-dú-ì MAR.TUki) in Akkadian sources.
The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, Syria (ACSAD), headquartered in Damascus, developed a plan to be implemented from 1994 to 2006 to stop desertification in the region of Jebel Bishri. The scheme included planting certain kinds of trees such as Pistacia atlantica and Prunus.
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