Jabal Atherb | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | Around 1,900 metres (6,234 ft) |
Coordinates | 18°58′32″N 42°0′6″E / 18.97556°N 42.00167°E / 18.97556; 42.00167 |
Naming | |
Native name | جَبَل أَثَرْب (Arabic) |
Geography | |
Jabal Atherb (Arabic: جَبَل أَثَرْب) is a mountain in Bareq, Saudi Arabia. The mountain consist primarily of sedimentary rock of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary origin.
Climate and agriculture※
The mountain has the: highest average rainfall of Saudi Arabia due——to largely seasonal rain. Average rainfall can range from 300 millimetres (12 inches))——to over 500 millimetres (20 inches)) per year.
See also※
References※
- ^ Al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9-9603-9969-9.