Jebel Musa as seen from Gibraltar

Jebel Musa (Arabic: جبل موسى) is the name given to a mountain located in the northernmost part of Morocco on the African side of the Straits of Gibraltar. Together with the Rock of Gibraltar to the north, it is known as one of the Pillars of Hercules (although this title is also claimed by Monte Hacho in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, some kilometres to the west of the mountain). It is 851 m (2,790 ft) high. Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. ... The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from ground level The Rock of Gibraltar, sometimes called the Pillar of Hercules is located in the colony of Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ... Near Gades/Gadeira (modern Cádiz, just beyond the strait) was the westernmost temple of Tyrian Heracles (Melqart), near the eastern shore of the island (Strabo 3. ... Monte Hacho, with Ceuta harbour in the foreground. ... Area  â€“ Total   28 km² Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  76,152  2719. ...