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'Jabal' may refer to:
#The Arabic (جبل) word for mountain (also transliterated ''jebel'', ''gebel'' and ''djebel''). Prominent mountains include:
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★ Jabal al-Tariq or Rock of Gibraltar — "Mount of Tariq", named after Tariq ibn-Ziyad.
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★ Jabal al-Thawr, the mountain visited by Muhammad during the Migration to Medina.
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★ Jabal al-Nour, the "Mountain of Light" where the prophet Muhamamd saw first received revelation from Angel Jibreel. [1] The cave is named "The Cave of Herae". [2]
#Jibal, an emirate in a mountainous part of Iran in Buwayhid times.
#Lamech, descendant of Cain.
''Jebel'' (plur. Jjibal), also written ''Gebel'' with hard "g" (plur. gibed), is frequently used in place-names. The French transliteration of the word is ''djebel''. Jebeli signifies a mountaineer. The pronunciation with a hard "g" sound is that used in the Egyptian dialect of Arabic.
Jabalpur, a city in central India, also derives its name from this root, it has been named so because the city is surrounded by rocks.