Jabal Mana'
Jabal Mana'(Arabic:جبل منعاء) is a large mountain, located in theTannumaharea ofBani Shahr,in theAsir regionin the southwestern ofSaudi Arabia,with a height of 2,782 meters (9,127 feet).
The mountain has a circumference at the base estimated at ten kilometers. There are severalpetroglyphsincluding inscriptions of a snake and giants. The interpretation of the glyphs is still uncertain. Near the top of the mountain there is a large cave with inscriptions on the ceiling. The cave rises above a mosque on the hilltop.
It is considered one of the greatest mountains in the Saudi Kingdom.[citation needed]Waterfalls flow from it when the rain comes. Historians likeHamada Niand several poets have described the mountain includingHashim bin Taha,Mataa Yataj,andSarat al-Sarhawi.