Jabal Shamsan

Jabal Shamsan is a peak in , and has an elevation of 2,457 metres. Jabal Shamsan is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,457 metres
  • Description: mountain in Jahran District, Yemen
  • Also known as: Jabal Shamsān

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maʽbar.

Town
is a market and farming town in , , and the seat of Jahran District. It is located about 60 km south of , at the northern end of the plain, at the intersection of the country's main north–south highway and the old route down to the Yemeni Tihama, which was paved in the 1980s. is situated 8 km north of Jabal Shamsan.

Jabal Shamsan

Latitude
14.72593° or 14° 43′ 33″ north
Longitude
44.2817° or 44° 16′ 54″ east
Elevation
2,457 metres (8,061 feet)
Open location code
7H66P7GJ+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1218063605
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
7361586
Wiki­data ID
Q29871766
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Jabal Shamsan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جبل شمسان
  • Cebuano: Jabal Shamsān
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل شمسان
  • French: Jabal Shamsan
  • German: Jabal Shamsan

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