| Harir Mountain | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,800 ft (2,400 m) |
| Coordinates | 13°44′41″N 44°51′52″E / 13.74472°N 44.86444°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dhale  Yemen |
Harir Mountain is located in Yemen, and is one of the largest mountains in Dhale Governorate. The name of Harir Mountain is mentioned in Al-Hamdani's "Description of the Arabian Peninsula" book.[1] Also in "The History of Yemeni Tribes" by Hamza Ali Luqman.[2] Also mentioned by many Yemeni and Arab historians and writers, as well as in history and geography school textbooks. Harir Mountain is located in the east of Dhale governorate and within the administrative division of Al Hussein District. It's 20 kilometers from Dhale, and it is a mountain range that extends from Naqil (Al-Maadi) to the south, until Zahert Al-Atry to the north. Small mountains, rocky outcrops, valleys, and reefs branch off from it, as well as deep abysses to the west and east. The mountain range ends at Al-Hamayer and Al-Hasswa and Seelat Ghafinah in Shaka Valley near Aqram Mountain and at Lakmat El-Nub, Seelat Hamam, and EL-Haza to the west.[3] And the village of Adina Wahid Ali which overlooks Murat Valley and Adina to the east. Harir Mountain is bordered from the south and east by Halimayn District. And from the north is the Shuaib district, and to the west is Shaka, Khella, Al-Hussein, and Al-Sha'ari land. Its altitude is 7800 feet above sea level. At the top of the mountain, there is a flat area on which villages have been built and residences have been constructed, interspersed with valleys and green agricultural terraces.[4]
- ^ ِAl-Hamdani, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan. صفة جزيرة العرب [Description of the Arabian Peninsula] (in Arabic). p. 78.
- ^ Luqman, Hamza. تاريخ القبائل اليمنية [The History of Yemeni Tribes] (in Arabic).
- ^ Location of the mountain on the map.
- ^ "Harir Mountain, Al Dhale Governorate ... Historical and archaeological landmarks" - Asifa News. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Accessed on 2024-02-08.