Jabal al Quways

Jabal al Quways is a peak in , and has an elevation of 859 metres. Jabal al Quways is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 859 metres
  • Description: mountain in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Jabal Quways”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jamaraat Bridge and Cave of Hira.

Bridge
Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a pedestrian bridge in , near Makkah used by Muslims during the Hajj ritual Stoning of the Devil. The purpose of the bridge is to enable pilgrims to throw stones at the three jamrah pillars either from the ground level or from the bridge.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq.

Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mina and Ajyad.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
, nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres southeast of the city of , in the district of Masha'er, in the region of .

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.

Jabal al Quways

Latitude
21.43072° or 21° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
39.88452° or 39° 53′ 4″ east
Elevation
859 metres (2,818 feet)
Open location code
7GHXCVJM+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11870737801
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
448586
Wiki­data ID
Q30341790
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Cebuano—“Jabal al Quways” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل القويس”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal al Quways”

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