- Mount Hermonit
Infobox Mountain
Name=Mount Hermonit
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Elevation=1211 meters
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Location=Golan Heights
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Coordinates = coord|33|10|55|N|35|47|39|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title
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Type=Volcano
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Easiest route=Mount Hermonit ( _he. הר חרמונית, "Har Hermonit") is a part of an extinguished volcano in the north of the
Golan Heights . The top of the mountain is 1211 meters above sea level and is the second highest mountain on theGolan heights , afterMount Varda .The arabic name of the mountain is Tel A-Sheikh ( _ar. تل الشيخ), derived from the name of the
Hermon Jebel A-Sheikh ( _ar. جبل الشيخ). According toDruze tradition, Tel A-Sheikh is the wife of Jebel A-Sheikh.The hebrew origin of Hermonit is the female form of
Mount Hermon , similarly to arabic.Most of Mount Hermonit is within the
nature reserve ofTel A-Sheikha .
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