Jabal Buhais
Jebel Buhais or Jebel Al-Buhais is a geological feature, an extensive rocky outcrop, as well as an archaeological site located near Madam in the central region of the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, about 48 kilometres southeast of the city of Sharjah.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 338 metres
- Description: hill and archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Jabal Al-Buhais”, “Jabal Al-Buḥayṣ”, “Jabal Baḩāyiş”, “Jabal Buhais - جَبَل ٱلْبُحَيْص”, “Jabal Buhayis”, “Jabal Buhays”, “Jabal Buḩayş”, “Jabal Buḥayṣ”, “Jebel Al-Buhais”, “Jebel Buhais”, and “Jebel Buwais”
Jabal Buhais
- Categories: hill, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
25.01524° or 25° 0′ 55″ north
Longitude
55.79371° or 55° 47′ 37″ east
Elevation
338 metres (1,109 feet)
Open location code
7HQQ2Q8V+3F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Jabal Buhais” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جَبَل ٱلْبُحَيْص”
- Arabic: “جبل البحيص”
- Cebuano: “Jabal Buḩāyiş”
- Dutch: “Jebel Al-Buhais”
- Hindi: “जबल बुहैस”
- Persian: “جبل البحیص”
- Spanish: “Jabal Baḩāyiş”
- Spanish: “Jabal Buhais”
- Swedish: “Jabal Buḩāyiş”
- Uzbek: “Jebel Buhais”
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Places to explore: Sha’biyyat Bahayis and Al Fayah.
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Highlights: Al Fayah Mosque and Jabal Umaylih.
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