Jabal Dakkā ( ar, جَبَل دَكَّا) or "Mount Dhaka", is the highest
mountain in the area of the town of
Ash-Shafā,
about from the city of
Taif, located in the
western region of
Saudi Arabia.
Height
The height of the top of the mountain is between above
sea level, this has caused a controversy with the timing of the sunset for
Ramadan
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, as the sun stays on the peak two minutes longer than the surrounding area. To resolve the controversy a panel of religious scholars visited the mountain to observe sunset. The committee of legitimacy, including a member of the Supreme Council of Saudi Scholars
Abdullah al-Mutlaq determined that the peak need not adhere to calendar.
Location
The mountain is located south-west of Taif. It overlooks the Shifa tourist center. The mountain is used to know the dates of prayer, fasting and breakfast in the month of
Ramadan
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. The vegetation of the mountain is covered with
juniper
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Juniperus'' () of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arcti ...
trees, the plant covers the bottom of the mountain and then gradually thins out until it reaches the top. The temperature of the top reaches below in the
winter. The mountain has a tourist resort just away from the Shifa.
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Wildlife
Hamadryas baboon
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s are present here.[
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References
External links
Al Shafa
( Lonely Planet)
Al Shafa Taif KSA
( YouTube)
Taif Ash Shafa Trip 2016
Jabal Dakka, Al Shafa, Taif
4K Timelapse on Jabal Dakka in Al-Shafa, Taif
{{Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula
At-Ta'if
Daka