Jabal Sawda
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Jabal Sawda is a peak located in Saudi Arabia
, with an altitude of around 3,000 metres (9,843 feet).
Most authorities claim that the peak, with a questioned altitude of 3,133 m, is the highest point in Saudi Arabia, but SRTM
data indicates an elevation of 2,985m, with higher elevations elsewhere in the country.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, with an altitude of around 3,000 metres (9,843 feet).
Most authorities claim that the peak, with a questioned altitude of 3,133 m, is the highest point in Saudi Arabia, but SRTM
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56° S to 60° N, to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth prior to the release of the ASTER GDEM in 2009...
data indicates an elevation of 2,985m, with higher elevations elsewhere in the country.
External links
- The highest peak in the Kingdom: Splendid Arabia, An Online Guide to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia