title: Jabal al-Bilas
text: # Jabal al-Bilas
  
  Jabal al-Bilas (Arabic: جبل البلعاس) is a desert height located 500 meters (1,640 ft) above sea level in Syria.
  
  A marker, laid by Roman governor Silanus 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of Palmyra, was found there, probably marking the Palmyrene's boundaries with Epiphania.
  
  Occasional old pistachio trees of up to 5 meters in height can still be found there.
  
  ## Syrian Civil War
  
  On 19 April 2022, in the Al-Fasedah area, a landmine planted by Islamic State militants exploded, targeting a group of Pro-Assad soldiers, killing 3 of them and injuring 3 others.
  
  