Jebel Hafeet

Jebel Hafeet
Aerial view of Jebel Hafeet
Highest point
Elevation1,249 m (4,098 ft)(Disputed)[1][2]
Prominence900 m (3,000 ft)[3]
Isolation152.72 km (94.90 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates24°03′31″N 55°46′39″E / 24.05861°N 55.77750°E / 24.05861; 55.77750
Naming
Native name
Geography
Jebel Hafeet is located in United Arab Emirates
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Hafeet
Location in the United Arab Emirates
Jebel Hafeet is located in Persian Gulf
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Hafeet (Persian Gulf)
Jebel Hafeet is located in West and Central Asia
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Hafeet (West and Central Asia)
Countries
Parent rangeAl-Hajar Mountains (sensu lato)[1][6]

Jabal Hafeet[7] (Arabic: جَبَل حَفِيْت, romanized: Jabal Ḥafīt, "Mount Hafeet"; variously transcribed Jabel or Jebal and Hafit – literally "empty mountain") is a mountain in the region of Tawam, on the border of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, which may be considered an outlier of the Hajar Mountains[1][8] in Eastern Arabia. Due to its proximity to the main Hajar range, the mountain may be considered as being part of the Hajar range. To the north is the UAE city of Al Ain,[9] in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi.[6]

The sole mountain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,[8] and one of the highest mountains in the country,[10] it has given its name to a period in UAE history, the Hafit Period of the Bronze Age (3200 to 2600 BCE), because of the discovery of a cluster of important beehive tombs at its foothills.[11] As of 2017, the mountain is recognised as being part of a national park, and was incorporated into the Sheikh Zayed Network of Protected Areas in 2018.[12][13][14]

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  6. ^ a b The Report Abu Dhabi 2010. Oxford Business Group. 2010. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-9070-6521-7.
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  8. ^ a b Salama, Samir (2011-12-30). "Al Ain bears evidence of a culture's ability to adapt". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  9. ^ "Jebel Hafeet Tombs". Abu Dhabi Culture. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  10. ^ Gillett, Katy (2019-04-18). "Visit the Garden City: New bus route launched between Dubai and Al Ain". The National. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  11. ^ Magee, Peter (2014). The archaeology of prehistoric Arabia (1968–). New York. ISBN 978-1-3160-0318-3. OCLC 879421807.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ "Arabian Caracal sighted in Abu Dhabi for first time in 35 years". Emirates 24/7. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  13. ^ "Arabian Caracal spotted in Abu Dhabi for first time in 35 years". WAM. Abu Dhabi: Khaleej Times. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  14. ^ "Arabian caracal spotted for first time in Abu Dhabi in 35 years". The National. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-23.