Sarawat Mountains

Sarawat Mountains
Sarawat Mountains
Sarat
	Sarawat mounatains ofAl-Bahah,Saudi Arabia.
Highest point
Peak	Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb,Yemen
Elevation	3,666 m (12,028 ft)
Naming
Native name	Jibāl As-Sarawāt (جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ)
Geography
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Countries	YemenandSaudi Arabia
Range coordinates	18°16′02″N42°22′05″E/ 18.26722°N 42.36806°E

TheSarawat Mountains(Arabic:جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ,romanized:Jibāl as-Sarawāt), also known as theSaratin singular case,^[1]is a part of theHijaz Mountains^{[citation needed]}in the western part of theArabian Peninsula.In a broad sense, it runs parallel to theeastern coastof theRed Sea,and thus encompasses the mountains ofFifa',^[2]'Asir^[3]andTaif^[4]^[5](which can be seen as including theMidian Mountains).^[6]In a narrow sense, the Sarawat start inTaifcity inSaudi Arabia,and extend to theGulf of Adenin the south, running along the entire western coast ofYemen,in what used to beNorth Yemen,and extend eastwards into part of what used to beSouth Yemen,thus running parallel to the Gulf of Aden.^[1]^[7]

Geology

Habala Valley nearAhad Rafidahin theAsir MountainsofSaudi Arabia

Thesemountainsare mainly rocky though some contain vegetation. Many of the peaks are fairly young and jagged, but some are smoother from weathering. Nearing theYemeni border,the Sarawat begin to spread into individual peaks, and theHejazturns from a cliff to a gradual ascent up to the Yemeni Plateau. In Yemen, the Sarawat are divided into the western and central highlands, where the western highlands receive plenty of precipitation, more than anywhere else in the peninsula, and the central highlands have the highest mountains in the peninsula. A very dramatic part of the Yemeni Sarawat are theHaraz Mountains,^[8]where a few peaks top 3,000 metres (9,800 feet), but the descents and views from the mountains are staggering; some foots of mountains are only at 500 metres (1,600 feet) above sea level yet theirpeaksare at 2,800–3,300 metres (9,200–10,800 feet). All of the mountains over 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) are located in Yemen, the highest of which isJabal An-Nabi Shu'aybnear the capitalSana'a.At 3,666 metres (12,028 feet), Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb is also the highest peak in Arabia.^[1]^[7]

Geologically, the Sarawat is part of theArabian Shield,and are made up mostly ofvolcanic rock.The western slopes end abruptly near theRed Seacoast, while the eastern side of the mountain range slopes downward more gently and is intersected bywadisthat supportagriculture,especially in the southern reaches of the Sarawat, where the mountains face themonsoons.Among the cities located within the Sarawat is the Yemeni capital,San'a,located near some of the Sarawat's highest peaks.^[1]^[7]

Wildlife

Hamadryas baboonnearTa'ifin theHejaz

The presence of theArabian leopardwas reported here.^[9]^[10]Hamadryas baboonsare present in both Yemen and Saudi Arabia.^[11]

Gallery

A terraced side of one of theHaraz MountainsinAl Mahwit Governorate,near Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, the highest peak in theArabian Peninsula,nearSanaainYemen
Mountains to the west of southernSana'a,Yemen. Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb is behind the mountain in the background.
Jabal Nuqmor Jabal Nuqum in the area of Sana'a. Local legend has it that after the death ofNoah,his sonShembuilt the city at the base of this mountain.^[12]
Jabal SawdahinSaudi Arabia
Mountains ofTa'if
ISS-36 Night-time view of southwestern Saudi Arabia

References

^^a ^b ^c ^dRobert D. Burrowes (2010).Historical Dictionary of Yemen.Rowman & Littlefield.pp. 5–340.ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.
^"ThePlace: Fifa Mountains in Jazan".Arab News.2019-02-15.Retrieved2019-02-17.
^Overstreet, William Courtney (1977).Tertiary laterite of the As Sarat Mountains, Asir Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Vol. 2. Directorate General of Mineral Resources. pp. iii–2.
^Mandal, Ram Bahadur (1990)."VI: A Regional Geography".Patterns of Regional Geography: World regions.New Delhi,India:Concept Publishing Company. p. 354.ISBN 8-1702-2292-3.
^Nasr, Seyyed Hossein(2013). "1: The Holiest Cities of Islam".Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant: The Holiest Cities of Islam.Tuttle Publishing.ISBN 978-1-4629-1365-7.
^Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). "3".Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula.Vol. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 288.ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
^^a ^b ^cMcLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "1: Background".Yemen.Bradt Travel Guides.p. 3.ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
^Cook, John; Farmer, G. Thomas (2013-01-12). "VI: Land and Its Climates".Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis.Vol. 1 – The Physical Climate.Springer Science & Business Media.p. 334.ISBN 978-9-4007-5757-8.
^Judas, J.; Paillat, P.; Khoja, A.; Boug, A. (2006)."Status of the Arabian leopard in Saudi Arabia"(PDF).Cat News.Special Issue 1: 11–19.
^Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006)."The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status"(PDF).Cat News(Special Issue 1): 4–8. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Teller, Matthew (1 November 2012)."The Happy Ones".Saudi Aramco World.Retrieved10 December2018.
^McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "3: Sana'a".Yemen.Bradt Travel Guides.p. 67.ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.

[Burrows2010-1] Robert D. Burrowes (2010).Historical Dictionary of Yemen.Rowman & Littlefield.pp. 5–340.ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.

[auto1-2] "ThePlace: Fifa Mountains in Jazan".Arab News.2019-02-15.Retrieved2019-02-17.

[Overstreet1977-3] Overstreet, William Courtney (1977).Tertiary laterite of the As Sarat Mountains, Asir Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Vol. 2. Directorate General of Mineral Resources. pp. iii–2.

[Mandal1990-4] Mandal, Ram Bahadur (1990)."VI: A Regional Geography".Patterns of Regional Geography: World regions.New Delhi,India:Concept Publishing Company. p. 354.ISBN 8-1702-2292-3.

[Nasr2013-5] Nasr, Seyyed Hossein(2013). "1: The Holiest Cities of Islam".Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant: The Holiest Cities of Islam.Tuttle Publishing.ISBN 978-1-4629-1365-7.

[Scoville1979-6] Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). "3".Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula.Vol. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 288.ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.

[Laughlin2008-7] McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "1: Background".Yemen.Bradt Travel Guides.p. 3.ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.

[CookFarmer2013-8] Cook, John; Farmer, G. Thomas (2013-01-12). "VI: Land and Its Climates".Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis.Vol. 1 – The Physical Climate.Springer Science & Business Media.p. 334.ISBN 978-9-4007-5757-8.

[Judas_al2006-9] Judas, J.; Paillat, P.; Khoja, A.; Boug, A. (2006)."Status of the Arabian leopard in Saudi Arabia"(PDF).Cat News.Special Issue 1: 11–19.

[SpaltonHikmani2006-10] Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006)."The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status"(PDF).Cat News(Special Issue 1): 4–8. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Teller_2012-11] Teller, Matthew (1 November 2012)."The Happy Ones".Saudi Aramco World.Retrieved10 December2018.

[Laughlin2008Ch3-12] McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "3: Sana'a".Yemen.Bradt Travel Guides.p. 67.ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.

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Sarawat Mountains

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