Jabal Sawda ( ar, جَبَل ٱلسُّوْدَة ', ) is a peak located in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
, with a claimed elevation of , on the basis of which it is claimed to be the highest point in Saudi Arabia.
In a 2018 GPS survey the peak's elevation was measured at a lower altitude this is lower than that of Jabal Ferwa another Saudi Arabian peak further to the east, at . These elevations are both consistent with public domain
SRTM
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data.
The village of
Al Souda is located nearby. The town is a tourist centre and has a
cable car to the top of the mountain.
Climate
See also
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Geology of Saudi Arabia
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Geography of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country situated in Southwest Asia, the largest country of Arabia, by the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. Its extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Se ...
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List of elevation extremes by country
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Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
The wildlife of Saudi Arabia is substantial and varied. Saudi Arabia is a very large country forming the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. It has several geographic regions, each with a diversity of plants and animals adapted to their own particular ...
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Sawda
Highest points of countries
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