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Jebel Musa

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Je·bel Mu·sa also Ge·bel Mu·sa  (jbl ms, -sä)
A mountain, 851 m (2,790 ft) high, of northern Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar. With Gibraltar it forms the so-called Pillars of Hercules.
Jebel Musa [ˈdʒɛbəl ˈmuːsə]
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(Placename) a mountain in NW Morocco, near the Strait of Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. Height: 850 m (2790 ft.)
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Noun1.Jebel Musa - a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of GibraltarJebel Musa - a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
Abila, Abyla
Al-Magrib, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
Pillars of Hercules - the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
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The northern Pillar is the Rock of Gibraltar; the identity of the southern Pillar has been disputed throughout history but the two most likely candidates are considered to be Monte Hacho in Ceuta and Jebel Musa in Morocco.
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But allegedly traces of the once volcanic past exist in the hot springs in the caves at Jebel Musa and two warm mineral springs near Tor.
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To the ancient Greeks and Romans, the huge 1,300ft-high lump of limestone was one of the two pillars of Hercules - the other was Mt Jebel Musa across the strait in Morocco - which formed the edge of the known world.
YOUR LIFE: TRAVEL: On Nelson's patch; GIBRALTAR'S IDEAL FOR A SHORT ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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