Hisn al `Arafah

Hisn al `Arafah is a peak in , and has an elevation of 2,879 metres. Hisn al `Arafah is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,879 metres
  • Description: mountain in As Saddah District, Yemen
  • Also known as: “Hisn al ‘Arafah” and “Ḩişn al ‘Arāfah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zafar.

Village
Photo: Pyule, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ẓafār, also Romanized Dhafar or Dhofar, is an ancient Himyarite site situated in , some 130 km south-south-east of today's capital, Sana'a, and c.

Hisn al `Arafah

Latitude
14.21348° or 14° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
44.42833° or 44° 25′ 42″ east
Elevation
2,879 metres (9,446 feet)
Open location code
7H666C7H+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1223208423
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
7359606
Wiki­data ID
Q29871624
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Hisn al `Arafah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن العرافة”
  • Cebuano: “Ḩişn al ‘Arāfah”
  • Dutch: “Ḩişn al ‘Arāfah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن العرافه”
  • French: “Hisn al `Arafah”
  • German: “Hisn al `Arafah”

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