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Jebel Al-Mebrah | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,527 m (5,010 ft) |
Prominence | 216 m (709 ft) |
Isolation | 4.93 km (3.06 mi) |
Coordinates | 25°38′54″N 56°07′45″E / 25.64833°N 56.12917°E |
Naming | |
Native name | جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح ( Arabic) |
Geography | |
Location | Emirate of Fujairah, the UAE |
Jabal Al-Mebraḥ ( Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح), also known by the name Jabal Yibir (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر), [1] [2] [3] is a 1,527 m (5,010 ft) [4] tall mountain in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E.
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Located in the Western Hajar Mountains, sitting wholly within the UAE, it has a prominence of around 216 m (709 ft) from its parent peak, Jabal Harf Tila (1,568 m), on the border between UAE and Oman - Coordinates 25.689278°N, 56.158500°E.
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 Al Tuwiyain ( Arabic: الطويين), 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 checkpoint initially at the base of the mountain, then being moved up just over halfway to the Fujairah/Ras al Khaimah border.
When defining a peak as a summit with at least 50 m (160 ft) of prominence, Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah is among the tallest 6 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, therefore make up the tallest prominent summits in the UAE