Jabal Kawkaban

Jabal Kawkaban is a peak in , and has an elevation of 2,923 metres. Jabal Kawkaban is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the town .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,923 metres
  • Description: mountain in Shibam Kawkaban District, Yemen
  • Also known as: “Jabal Kawkabān”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawkaban and Shibam Kaukaban.

Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village to the west of in the .

Town
Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0.
Shibam Kawkaban is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, , located 38 km west-northwest of , the national capital.

Village
is a village and corresponding 'uzlah in Hamdan District of , . The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani mentioned it in his Sifat Jazirat al-Arab, but it is absent from most other medieval and early modern historical sources.

Jabal Kawkaban

Latitude
15.49826° or 15° 29′ 54″ north
Longitude
43.90405° or 43° 54′ 15″ east
Elevation
2,923 metres (9,590 feet)
Open location code
7H75FWX3+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1226375783
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
7366985
Wiki­data ID
Q29872190
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Jabal Kawkaban” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل كوكبان”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal Kawkabān”
  • Dutch: “Jabal Kawkabān”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوكبان”
  • French: “Jabal Kawkaban”
  • German: “Jabal Kawkaban”

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