Jabal Atherb

Jabal Atherb
Jabal Atherb
Highest point
Elevation	Around 1,900 metres (6,234 ft)
Coordinates	18°58′32″N 42°0′6″E / 18.97556°N 42.00167°E
Naming
Native name	جَبَل أَثَرْب (Arabic)
Geography
	Jabal Atherb Saudi Arabia

Jabal Atherb (Arabic: جَبَل أَثَرْب) is a mountain in Bareq, Saudi Arabia. The mountain consist primarily of sedimentary rock of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary origin.^[1]

Climate and agriculture

The mountain has the highest average rainfall of Saudi Arabia due to largely seasonal rain. Average rainfall can range from 300 millimetres (12 inches)) to over 500 millimetres (20 inches)) per year.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9-9603-9969-9.

[1] Al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9-9603-9969-9.

[2] Shared with the UAE

[3] Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar

[4] Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar

[5] Shared with the UAE

[6] Shared with the UAE

[7] Sensu lato, shared with Yemen

[8] Shared with Yemen

[9] Sensu lato

[10] Sensu lato

[11] Shared with Oman

[12] Shared with Oman

[13] Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman

[14] Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE

[15] Shared with Oman

[16] Shared with Oman

[17] Shared with Saudi Arabia

[18] Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula

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Climate and agriculture

See also

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