Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb

Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal Hadhur[1][2][3] (جَبَل حَضُوْر)
Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, a peak in the Haraz Mountains, near Sanaa in Yemen
Highest point
Elevation3,666 m (12,028 ft)[4]
Prominence3,311 m (10,863 ft)[4]
Ranked 62nd
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates15°16′45″N 43°58′33″E / 15.27917°N 43.97583°E / 15.27917; 43.97583[4]
Naming
Native nameجَبَل ٱلنَّبِي شُعَيْب (in Arabic)
Geography
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb is located in Yemen
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Location of Jabal an-Nabi Shu'aib in Yemen
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb is located in Middle East
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb (Middle East)
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb is located in West and Central Asia
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb (West and Central Asia)
LocationSanaa Governorate, Yemen
Parent rangeHaraz-Sarawat Mountains[5][6]

Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلنَّبِي شُعَيْب, lit.'Mountain of the Prophet Shuaib'), also called Jabal Hadhur (Arabic: جَبَل حَضُوْر, romanized: Jabal Ḥaḍūr),[1][2][3] is a mountain of the Harazi subregion of the Sarawat, located in Bani Matar District,[3] Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is the highest mountain in the country and the Arabian Peninsula.[5][6] It is the 62nd most prominent peak in the world, and the third most prominent peak in the Middle East.

  1. ^ a b زبارة, محمد بن محمد بن يحيى اليمني/الصنعاني (1998-01-01). نيل الوطر من تراجم رجال اليمن في القرن الثالث عشر 1-2 ج1 (in Arabic). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah (دار الكتب العلمية). ISBN 978-2-7451-2623-8.
  2. ^ a b Gazetteer of Arabia. Vol. II [1044] (81/688). Qatar Digital Library. 1917. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ a b c "Jabal an-Nabī Shu'ayb, Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Arabian peninsula and Middle East" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  5. ^ a b Robert D. Burrowes (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 5–340. ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.
  6. ^ a b McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "1: Background". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.