Mount Simeon or Mount Simon ( Jabal SimûÃÂn ), also called Mount Laylà «n (), is a highland region in Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and AûzÃÂz districts of Aleppo Governorate.
It is named for Symeon the Stylite a Christian who lived atop a column in the region for 37 years and for whom a large monastery complex was established.
Mount Simeon is part of the Limestone Massif in the western part of the Aleppo plateau. It is located about 20 km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50 km from north to south with a width range of 20âÂÂ40 km and average elevation of 500âÂÂ600 m. The highest point is Sheikh BarakÃÂt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain.
The valley of River ûIfrën runs between Mount Simeon and Mount Kurd to the west. AûzÃÂz valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the AûzÃÂz plain and Mount Bará¹£a (Bará¹£ÃÂyÃÂ) on the Aintab plateau. The valley of river Quweiq runs along the eastern side of the mountain. South of the mountain lie the DÃÂna and Atarib plains. Old routes connecting Qinnasrin to Antioch run through these plains to the ûIfrën valley at its westward turn and separate Mount Simeon from ḤÃÂrim Mountains to the south.