Jebel Al Mebrah

Jabal Al-Mebraḥ (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح), also commonly mistakenly referred to by the name of the nearby peak Jabal Yibir (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر),[1][2] is a 1,527 m (5,010 ft)[3] tall mountain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Jebel Al-Mebrah
Jabal Yibir (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر)
Jabal Al-Mebrah or Jabal Yibir, as seen from Ras Al-Khaimah City, sitting to the right, and behind, the nearby mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,527 m (5,010 ft)
Coordinates25°38′54″N 56°07′45″E
Naming
Native nameجَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح (Arabic)
Geography
Jebel Al-Mebrah
Location of Jebel Al-Mebrah in the United Arab Emirates
Jebel Al-Mebrah
Jebel Al-Mebrah (Middle East)
Jebel Al-Mebrah
Jebel Al-Mebrah (Asia)
LocationRas Al Khaimah, the UAE

Description

Located in the Western Hajar Mountains, sitting wholly within the UAE, it has a prominence of around 210 m (690 ft) from its parent peak, Jebel Qihwi, which is on the other side of the border in Musandam Governorate, Oman. The peak sits within a larger raised massif, which has a gradual incline in general, however due to the steep sided wadis carving into its sides, and many faults and bulges in the landscape, it has many unnavigable sections surrounding the summit.

A military station is located on the summit making the peak out of access, however, a road has been built up from wadi Tawian, with many villages along the sides and tracks continuing further into the mountains. This has incrementally improved from a loose track to an increasingly widened asphalt road, since 2016 and onwards. Initially this allowed public access to within 400 m (1,300 ft) of the military station, around 100 m (330 ft) below. This has had periods of being opened and closed with a military check point initially at the base of the mountain, then being moved up just over half way to the Fujairah/Ras al Khaimah border.

When defining a peak as a summit with at least 100 m (330 ft) of prominence, Mebrah is among the tallest 3 peaks in the UAE. The well known highest point in the UAE is on Jebel Jais near Ras al-Khaimah at about 1,910 m (6,270 ft), however it has a prominence of only about 9 m (30 ft) from its parent peak in Musandam Governorate in Oman, making this only the highest 'point'. In order, Jebal Half Tila, Jebel Rahabah and Jebel Mebrah therefore make up the tallest prominent summits in the UAE.

See also

References
  1. "Jabal Yibir". Dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  2. "Hisn Dibba Map". maps.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. "Geography of United Arab Emirates, Landforms - World Atlas". www.worldatlas.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.


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