Jabal Hijlah
Jabal Hijlah is a peak in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia and has an elevation of 569 metres. Jabal Hijlah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Wadi Jalil, as well as near the hamlet As Sifyani.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wadi Jalil and Haram.
Haram
Neighborhood
Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haram is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary", commonly used by Muslims to refer to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet Mohammad's Mosque. Haram is situated 8 km south of Jabal Hijlah.
Mecca
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Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.
Jabal Hijlah
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 569 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal Ḩijlah”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.49556° or 21° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
39.83889° or 39° 50′ 20″ eastElevation
569 metres (1,867 feet)Open location code
7GHXFRWQ+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1236462473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
410111
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Jabal Hijlah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل حجلة”
- French: “Jabal Hijlah”
- German: “Jabal Hijlah”
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