Category:Jabal Al-Mebrah

Jabal Yibir 

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Instance of	mountain
Location	Emirate of Fujairah, UAE
Mountain range	Al Hajar Mountains
Topographic prominence	215 m
Topographic isolation	4.93 km
Elevation above sea level	1,527 m
25° 38′ 54.9″ N, 56° 07′ 42.9″ E
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Jabal Al-Mebraḥ (Arabic:

‎), also known by the name Jabal Yibir (Arabic:

‎),^[1][2][3] is a 1,527 m (5,010 ft)^[4] tall mountain in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E.

Alternative names edit

Jabal Yibir, Jabal Al-Mebrah, Jabal Mibraḥ, Jabal Al-Mebraḥ, Jabal Mibrah, Jabal al Mebrah, Jabal al Mibrah, Jabal Mebrah, Jebel Al Mebrah

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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:

‎), 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 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

• • Jabal as Sayh (1,746 m) ^[5] Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.971889°N, 56.191667°E
  • Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m) ^{[6] [7]} Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.94419°N, 56.15219°E
  • Jabal Sal (1,575 m) ^[8] Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between the UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.93251°N, 56.16921°E
  • Jabal Harf Tila (1,568 m) ^[9] Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between the UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.689278°N, 56.158500°E
  • Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m) ^[10] Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.92610°N, 56.11689°E
  • Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah (1,527 m) Fujairah - Coordinates 25.64860°N, 56.12860°E

1. ↑ Jabal Yibir. Dangerousroads.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved on 2019-02-12.
2. ↑ Hisn Dibba Map. maps.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved on 2022-12-22.
3. ↑ FCO 18/1791 - Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Dibba - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England. Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. Retrieved on 2023-05-08.
4. ↑ Geography of United Arab Emirates, Landforms - World Atlas (in en). www.worldatlas.com. Retrieved on 2017-03-27.
5. ↑ Mindat.org - Jabal as Sayh
6. ↑ Mindat.org - Jabal ar Raḩraḩ
7. ↑ Mindat.org - Jabal ar Raḩraḩ
8. ↑ Mindat.org - Jabal Sāl
9. ↑ Geonames.org - Jabal Harf Tila
10. ↑ Mindat.org - Jabal Raḩabah