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ARABIAN PENINSULA AND MIDDLE EAST

14 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater

Welcome to the first listing of the ultra-prominences for the mideast.   Please send comments to webmaster.

This list corresponds to "B" on the continental map for Asia.  Please come back for an upcoming reference map and page for Asia, and an upcoming map.

Compiled 2005 by Jonathan de Ferranti and Aaron Maizlish

revised February 18, 2006
Rank
 Summit Name
 Country
 Elevation
(m)
 Prominence
(m)
 Saddle
(m)
 Latitude
 Longitude
 ID #
 Elev.
(ft)
 Prom.
(ft) 		Notes

SINAI AND THE LEVANT
1 Jebel Katarina Egypt 2629
 2404 225 28º30'42"N 033º57'09"E AS098 8625 7887 S1
2 Qornet es Saouda Lebanon 3087 2392 695 34º18'03"N 036º07'00"E AS106 10128 7848
3 Mt. Hermon Lebanon/Syria 2814 1804 1010 33º24'48"N 035º51'24"E AS305 9232 5919 S3

ARABIAN PENINSULA AND SOCATRA
1 Jebel an Nabi Shu'ayb Yemen 3666 3326 340 15º16'45"N 043º58'33"E AS721 12027 10912 A1
2 Jebel Ash Sham Oman 3019 2899 120 23º12'45"N 057º16'42"E AS049 9905 9511
3 Jebel al Harim Oman 2087 1727 360 25º58'36"N 056º13'57"E AS309 6847 5666
4 Jebel Kawr Oman 2730 1718 1012 23º08'18"N 057º00'51"E AS385 8957 5636
5 Jebel Jar Saudi Arabia 2300 1709 591 24º33'15"N 038º12'54"E AS442 7546 5607 A5
6 Jebel Raymah Yemen 2920 1635 1285 14º40'48"N 043º39'24"E AS722 9580 5364
7 Jebel al Lawz Saudi Arabia 2580 1622 958 28º39'15"N 035º18'21"E AS474 8464 5321
8 Jebel Khadar Oman 2200 1600 600 22º36'30"N 059º11'12"E AS499 7218 5249
9 HP Socotra (Hajhir)
 Yemen 1505 1505 0 12º34'27"N 054º01'15"E AS723 4938 4938 A9
E1 Jebel Shar Saudi Arabia 1990 1497 493 27º38'21"N 035º44'51"E AS649 6529 4911 E1

IRAQ
1 Kuh-e Haji Ebrahim Iraq/Iran 3587 1767 1820 36º33'06"N 045º00'18"E AS321 11768 5797 I1
2 Cheekha Dar Iraq/Iran 3611 1575 2036 36º46'30"N 044º55'09"E AS539 11847 5167 I2
E2 Shak-i Pira Magrun Iraq 2624 1494 1130 35º46'24"N 045º13'51"E AS646 8609 4902
E3 Jabal Karukh Iraq 2672 1490 1182 36º31'48"N 044º40'27"E AS677 8766 4888


FOOTNOTES

We strive to have the most accurate summit elevations in every instance.  Unfortunately, the authors have not had access to large-scale topographic mapping of the Arabian Peninsula.  We invite your comments and/or corrections if you have access to the most recent topographic surveys (1:50,000) or other elevation data. 

The elevations for Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman were derived from Soviet 1:200,000 mapping and from detailed analysis of SRTM data.  Where there was a high degree of concurrence, elevations from the Soviet maps are used.  In several cases however, the elevations are estimated from SRTM data

S1:  Jebel Katarina:  Has many different English spelling variations, also commonly spelled Jabal Katrina or Katharina.  This is the highpoint of the Sinai Peninsula, not nearby Jebel Musa (Mt. Sinai) as might be commonly believed.  The Sinai is properly part of Asia, not Africa.   Israeli surveys give elevations of both 2,642m (older) and 2,629m (newer).  No subsequent Egyptian survey was found.  The key saddle for Katarina is the saddle that separates the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat from the Dead Sea depression.  The value was taken from the modern 1:25,000 topographic map that suggests 220m-230m asl.  If the Dead Sea basin were to fill to overflowing, the lake would not drain into the Red Sea, as one might imagine, but would drain to the Mediterranean near Haifa. 

S3:  Mt. Hermon:  In Arabic, Jebel esh Shaikh.  The key saddle is between 1000m and 1020m, according to Lebanese topographic maps.

A1:  Jebel an Nabi Shu'ayb is the highpoint of Yemen.  Elevations vary widely, with the "official" elevation being 3760m.  The highest local 3" SRTM cell is 3653m., which is consistent with a true elevation in the range of 3660-3680m.  3666m is also a published figure, which we believe is the most accurate.

A5:  The highpoint of Saudi Arabia is not a true ultra-prominence.  Jabal Sawda has an official elevation of 3133m, but SRTM suggests that the actual elevation is close to 3000m.  See also deFerranti's analysis of correct elevations of highpoints.

A9:  Socotra is an island belonging to Yemen in the Indian Ocean.  The elevation of Hajhir is derived from the British DOS survey.  There are several other published values.

E1:  Appears to barely miss the 1,500m cut, but is almost too close to call.

I1:  Kuh-e-Haji Ebrahim: Saddle elevation taken from Soviet topographic map showing contour of 1840-40.

I2:  Cheekha Dar appears as "Bozdag" on the Soviet map.  Cheekha dar is a Kurdish name meaning "Black Tent", a reference to the shape of the mountain.  We believe this mountain is higher than Hasar Rost, and thus also the highpoint of Iraq, according to information provided by Ginge Fullen.


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