Jebel Musa | |
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Jbel Musa, Djebel Musa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
Listing | List of mountain ranges in the world named The Sleeping Lady |
Coordinates | 35°54′N 05°25′W / 35.900°N 5.417°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Rif Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Official name | Littoral de Jbel Moussa |
Designated | 16 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]