Shaharah
Shaharah is a large mountain village and seat of Shaharah District of the 'Amran Governorate, Yemen. The village "lies at 2600 metres and overlooks mountainous bulging swells to the south and shimmering hot plains to the north." It lies on top a sharp mountain of the same name, Jabal Shaharah, which is a spur of Jabal al-Ahnum, with its sides and top under extensive cultivation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Shaharah
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,600 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal Shafārah al ‘Amir”, “Jabal Shafarah al `Amir”, “Jabal Shaharah”, “Jabal Shahārah”, “Jabal Shahārah al ‘Amīr”, “Jabal Shaharah al `Amir”, “Jabal Shaharat al Amir”, and “Jabal Shahārat al Amīr”
- Category: landform
- Location: Shaharah District, ‘Amran Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
16.19004° or 16° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
43.69855° or 43° 41′ 55″ eastElevation
2,600 metres (8,530 feet)Open location code
7H855MRX+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 1227141892OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
70907
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Shaharah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل شهارة الأمير”
- Arabic: “شهارة”
- French: “Jabal Shaharat al Amir”
- French: “Shaharah”
- German: “Jabal Shaharat al Amir”
- German: “Shaharat al Ghis”
- Spanish: “Shaharah”
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