Asir Mountains

The Asir Mountains is a mountainous region in southwestern running parallel to the Red Sea. It comprises areas in the , but generally, it also includes areas near the border with .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jabal Soudah and Jurf Raydah Reserve.

Peak
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is a peak in the Soudah mountains in . is officially recognized by the Saudi authorities as the highest point in Saudi Arabia, with an elevation of 3,015 metres, though a 2018 survey measured an elevation of 3,100 metres, slightly lower than Jabal Ferwa at 3,100 metres.

Nature reserve
Raydah Natural Reserve is a 9.33 km2 protected area in managed by the Saudi Wildlife Authority. The reserve situated adjacent to 'Asir National Park. It was listed as a protected area in 1989.

Asir Mountains

Latitude
18.2563° or 18° 15′ 23″ north
Longitude
42.3742° or 42° 22′ 27″ east
Open location code
7HC4794F+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5073600125
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Wiki­data ID
Q730673
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Asir Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبال عسير”
  • Bengali: “আসির পর্বতমালা”
  • Bulgarian: “Асир”
  • Central Kurdish: “زنجیرەچیای عەسیر”
  • Chinese: “阿西尔山脉”
  • Croatian: “Asir”
  • Czech: “Asír”
  • Dutch: “Asir Mountains”
  • Esperanto: “Asir-montaro”
  • Esperanto: “Asir-Montaro”
  • Finnish: “Asir-vuoristo”
  • German: “Asir-Gebirge”
  • Greek: “Όρη Ασίρ”
  • Hausa: “Duwatsun Asir”
  • Hebrew: “הרי עסיר”
  • Italian: “Monti dell’Asir”
  • Japanese: “アスィール山脈”
  • Ladin: “Crëps de Asir”
  • Nepali: “असिर हिमश्रृङ्खला”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Asirfjella”
  • Oriya: “ଅସିର ପର୍ବତମାଳା”
  • Oriya: “ଆସିର ପର୍ବତମାଳା”
  • Persian: “کوه‌های عسیر”
  • Romanian: “Munții Asir”
  • Russian: “Аль-Асир”
  • Russian: “Эль-Асир”
  • Slovenian: “Asir”
  • Spanish: “Sierra de Asir”
  • Venetian: “Monti de l’Asir”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Sawda and Jawz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beautiful rocks and مطل السودة١.

Asir: Must-Visit Destinations

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