Jebel Musa (Morocco)

Jebel Musa
Jbel Musa, Djebel Musa
View of Jebel Musa from Benzú, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Highest point
Elevation842 m (2,762 ft)
ListingList of mountain ranges in the world named The Sleeping Lady
Coordinates35°54′N 05°25′W / 35.900°N 5.417°W / 35.900; -5.417
Geography
Jebel Musa is located in Morocco
Jebel Musa
Jebel Musa
Parent rangeRif Mountains
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Official nameLittoral de Jbel Moussa
Designated16 April 2019
Reference no.2381[1]

Jebel Musa (Arabic: جبل موسى, Jabal Mūsā; Berber languages: Adrar n Musa; meaning "Mount Moses") is a mountain in the northernmost part of Morocco, on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is part of the Rif mountain chain. The mountain is generally identified as the southern Pillar of Hercules, Mons Abila (Mount Abila or Abyla).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Littoral de Jbel Moussa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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