Yemen
‘Amran Governorate
Shaharah District

Jabal Sham

Jabal Sham is a peak in , and has an elevation of 1,849 metres. Jabal Sham is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,849 metres
  • Description: mountain in Shaharah District, Yemen
  • Also known as: “Jabal Shām”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaharah.

Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large mountain village and seat of District of the , . 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 , which is a spur of Jabal al-Ahnum, with its sides and top under extensive cultivation.

Jabal Sham

Latitude
16.1533° or 16° 9′ 12″ north
Longitude
43.70809° or 43° 42′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,849 metres (6,066 feet)
Open location code
7H855P35+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1227118666
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
407083
Wiki­data ID
Q29874080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Jabal Sham” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل شام”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal Shām”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شام”
  • French: “Jabal Sham”
  • German: “Jabal Sham”

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