Mount Hermon
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Summary
Mount Hermon is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,555 views/month, #18 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rashaya District[3], Quneitra Governorate[4]
- Country: Israeli-occupied territories[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: biblical place[7], highest point[8]
- Made from material: limestone[9]
- Part of: Lebanon–Syria border[10]
- Commons category: Mount Hermon[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Hermon[12]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[13], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Partially coincident with: Golan Heights[18]
- Different from: Hermon[19], Mount Duvdevan[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 2813.95 m[21]
- Topographic prominence: 1804 m[22]
- Mountain range: Anti-Lebanon mountains[23]
Why It Matters
Mount Hermon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]