Hadhramaut Mountains

Mountain range in Yemen

This article is about an Arabian mountain range. For other uses, see Hadhramaut (disambiguation).

Hadhramaut Mountains

Jibāl Ḥaḍramawt (جِبَال حَضْرَمَوْت)
Jibāl Al-Mahrah (جِبَال ٱلْمَهْرَة, Mahrat Mountains)[1]

Hadhramaut Mountains

Highest point
Coordinates| 15°18′N 50°42′E﻿ / ﻿15.3°N 50.7°E﻿ / 15.3; 50.7
Geography

Hadhramaut Mountains

Location in Yemen

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Hadhramaut Mountains (Middle East)

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Country|  Yemen
Region(s)| Hadhramaut, Arabia

The Hadhramaut Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Jibāl Ḥaḍramawt),[2] also known as the "Mahrat Mountains"[1] (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْمَهْرَة, romanized: Jibāl Al-Mahrah), are a mountain range in Yemen.[3] They are contiguous with the Omani Dhofar Mountains to the northeast,[4] and James Canton considered Aden in the southwest to be in the mountains' recesses.[5]

Historically, the area was ruled by Qu'aiti and Kathiri sultanates. The tribal society (Hadramatis) grows wheat and millet, produces also dates, coconuts, and coffee. The area was also known for its frankincense.[6]

## Geology

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See also: Geology of Yemen, Geography of Yemen, and Hadhramaut

The south side of the mountains touches the Gulf of Aden, with steep cliffs descending onto a narrow and arid coastal plain. The northern slopes are lowering onto the Rub' al Khali desert (the "Empty Quarter"). The broad mountain plateau is intersected by deep wadis cut by seasonal streams that generally flow in the northern and northeastern direction emptying into a main channel (Wadi Hadhramaut, changing the name to Wadi Masila downstream)[7] that makes a southeast swing of 500 miles (800 kilometres) to the ocean.[6][8] Despite seasonality of the streams, the water is generally available year-round sub-surface in the wadis.[8]

* The city of Tarim

* Hajjarin in Wadi Dawan

* Shibam in Wadi Hadhramaut, with mountains in the background

* Al-Mukalla with the Hadhramaut in the background, as seen from the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea

## See also

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* Al Mahrah Governorate – partly covered by the range
* Hajhir Mountains
* Hadhramaut Governorate
* Hadhramaut Region

## References

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1. ^ a b Cavendish, Marshall (2006). "I: Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Cavendish Publishing. pp. 9–144\. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
2. ^ Bilādī, ʿĀtiq ibn Ghayth (1982). بين مكة وحضرموت: رحلات ومشاهدات (in Arabic). دار مكة.
3. ^ Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Vol. 2\. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 117–122\. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
4. ^ Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin (2013-04-17). "1–2". Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 27–55\. ISBN 978-9-4017-3637-4.
5. ^ Canton, James (2014-08-25). "4: Modernising Arabia". From Cairo to Baghdad: British Travellers in Arabia. London and New York City: I.B. Tauris. p. 91\. ISBN 978-0-8577-3571-3.
6. ^ a b Sattout 2020, p. 155.
7. ^ Bujra & Brehony 2017, Introduction.
8. ^ a b Prothero 1920, p. 6.

## Bibliography

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* Sattout, Eva (2020). "Hadhramaut Mountains". Geological heritage in the Arab region: Value for research and Development. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 978-92-3-100404-9. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
* Prothero, G.W., ed. (1920). Arabia. London, H. M. Stationery office: Great Britain. Foreign Office. LCCN a22000920.
* Bujra, Abdallah; Brehony, Noel (2017). "Introduction". Hadhramaut and its Diaspora: Yemeni Politics, Identity and Migration. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78672-167-9. Retrieved 2024-04-14.

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Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula

|  Oman|

| Hajar range[a]|

| Central Hajar|

* Jebel Akhdar[b]
* Jebel Shams (H)[c]

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Eastern Hajar|

* Jabal Aswad
* Jabal Bani Jabar

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Western Hajar[d]|

* Jebel Akhdar
* Jebel Ghawil
* Jebel Shams (H, HP)

| Ru'us al-Jibal[e]|

* Jabal Al Harim
* Jebel Qihwi

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Dhofar range|

* Jebel Qamar
* Jebel Qarah
* Jabal Samhan

Saudi Arabia|

List of mountains in Saudi Arabia

* List of volcanoes in Saudi Arabia
* Jabal Al-Qarah

| Sarat range[f]|

* Jabal Al-Oraif[g]

| 'Asir range[h]|

* Harrat al Birk (LF)
* Jabal Ad-Dhoor
* Jabal Al-Hadab
* Jabal Al-Majaz
* Jabal Al-Qo'mah
* Jabal As-Sahla'
* Jebal As-Seqaa
* Jabal Atherb
* Jabal Khalaqah
* Jabal Lawa's
* Jabal Mana'
* Jabal Maomah
* Jabal Mareer
* Jabal Masher
* Jabal Moushref
* Jabal Nahran
* Jabal Natfa'
* Jabal 'Okran
* Jabal Sawdah
* Jabal Yar (VF)
* Jabal Warrab
* Sh'af A'l Nassir
* Sh'af Bayhan

| Al-Bahah|

* Jabal Shada [ar]

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Jizan|

* Fifa Mountains
* Jebel Al-Qeher [ar]

Najran|

* Jabal Abu Hamdan
* Jabal Raum

Hijaz range[i]|

* Harrat Khaybar (VF)
* Harrat Kishb (LF)
* Al Wahbah crater (VC)
* Harrat Lunayyir
* Harrat Rahat (LF)
* Jabal Abu Qubays
* Jabal al-Nour
* Jabal 'Arafat
* Jabal Daka
* Jabal Hada
* Jabal Sela
* Jabal Thawr
* Jabal Uhud
* Jabal Werqan
* Safa and Marwa
* Jabal e-Malaika

| Midian range|

* Harrat al-Sham (VF)
* Jabal Al-Amud? (VF)
* Jabal Al-Lawz
* Jabal Al-Qalom
* Jabal an Nukhaylah
* Jabal Hubaysh (Tabuk Region)
* Jabal Maqla
* Jabal `Umayyid
* Jabal Umm Hayfā'
* Mountains of Adh-Dhahr

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Shammar range|

* Salma range
* Jabal Shammar

| Aja range|

* Jabal Aja
* Shammar Mountains

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Tuwayr range|

* Jabal Tuwaiq?

United Arab Emirates|

* List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates

| Western Hajar[j]|

| Ru'us al-Jibal[k]|

* Jebel Jais (H)[l]
* Jabal Ar-Rahrah
* Jabal Rahabah
* Jabal Qada'ah
* Jebel Yibir (HP)[m]

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Shumayliyyah range[n]|

* Jebel Al-Heben

Outliers, outcrops or anticlines|

* Jebel Buhais (AC, OC)
* Jebel Faya (AC, OC)
* Jebel Hafeet[o] (OL)

Yemen|

* List of volcanoes in Yemen

| Hadhramaut range|

* Jabal Ar-Rays?
* Jabal Husn Ghuraf
* Jebel Shaqb?

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Sarat range[p]|

* Harra of Arhab (VF)
* Harras of Dhamar (VF)
* Harra es-Sawad (VF)
* Jabal Hubaysh (Ibb Governorate)
* Jabal Kanin
* Jabal Nuqm
* Jabal Sabir
* Jabal Tiyal

| Haraz range|

* Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb (H, HP)[q]

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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.

Other notes:

1. ^ Shared with the UAE
2. ^ Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
3. ^ Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
4. ^ Shared with the UAE
5. ^ Shared with the UAE
6. ^ Sensu lato, shared with Yemen
7. ^ Shared with Yemen
8. ^ Sensu lato
9. ^ Sensu lato
10. ^ Shared with Oman
11. ^ Shared with Oman
12. ^ Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman
13. ^ Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE
14. ^ Shared with Oman
15. ^ Shared with Oman
16. ^ Shared with Saudi Arabia
17. ^ Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula

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Wadis of Yemen

* Wadi Ahwar
* Wadi Ar Ruqub
* Wadi Bana
* Wadi Zahr
* Wadi Hadhramaut
* Wadi Dawan

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