Jabal Umm Hayfā' is a
mountain
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located in the
Madiyan Mountains
Midian (; ; , ''Madiam''; Taymanitic: 𐪃𐪕𐪚𐪌 ''MDYN''; ''Mīḏyān'') is a geographical region in West Asia, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia. mentioned in the Tanakh and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Midian was i ...
of
northwest
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Saudi Arabia
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, near the
Jordan
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border, above the
Gulf of Aqaba
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...
, and is located in
Tabūk,
Saudi Arabia
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. It is one of the tallest
mountain
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s in the
Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
.
See also
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List of mountains in Saudi Arabia
This is an (incomplete) list of mountains in Saudi Arabia.
Peaks over 3,000 m
Peaks over 2,500 m
Highest peaks in the Hijaz Mountains
Highest peaks in the Midian Mountains
Highest peaks in the Tihamah
Highest peaks in the Najd
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Umm Hayfa
Midian
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