Location Syria Last eruption 1222 | Mountain type Volcanic field | |
Elevation 600 metres (1,970 ft) (approx) | ||
A Volcanic eruption took place in 1222 at a volcanic field in Northern Syria near Killis (also Kilis), Turkey. The volcano probably formed because of a reigonal Graben. The Volcano is Andesitic-Basaltic in composition.
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1222 Eruption
The eruption was a VEI 0 that produced lava flows sometime in 1222 AD.
Other fields
Fields that are of Miocene-Quaternary in age are located in nearby Turkey.
References
Unnamed Syrian Volcanic Field Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA