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Arabian Peninsula

Range Type	Peninsula
Highest Point	Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb (3666 m/12,028 ft)
Countries	Saudi Arabia (64%), Yemen (16%), Oman (11%), Iraq (6%), United Arab Emirates (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,891,695 sq km / 1,116,485 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,274 km / 1,413 mi North-South 2,512 km / 1,561 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	22° 49' N; 47° 34' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Arabian Peninsula
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Arabian Peninsula.

Asia	Level 1 (Parent)
Anatolia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Levant Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Zagros Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Iranian Plateau	Level 2 (Sibling)
Arabian Peninsula	Level 2
Hejaz	Level 3 (Child)
Central Arabia	Level 3 (Child)
Yemen Highlands	Level 3 (Child)
Southeast Arabia	Level 3 (Child)
Central Asia Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tien Shan	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tibet and Central China	Level 2 (Sibling)
Himalaya	Level 2 (Sibling)
Indian Subcontinent	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Arabian Peninsula

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb	3666	12,028	Yemen Highlands
2.	Jebel Shams	3018	9902	Southeast Arabia
3.	Jabal Sabir	3006	9862	Yemen Highlands
4.	Jabal Ferwa	3002	9849	Hejaz
5.	Jabal Sawda	2999	9839	Hejaz
6.	Jebel Raymah	2920	9580	Yemen Highlands
7.	Jebel Kawr	2730	8957	Southeast Arabia
8.	Jabal Mana	2700+	8858+	Hejaz
9.	Jebel Varjan	2389	7838	Hejaz
10.	Jebel Qiyut	2382	7815	Southeast Arabia
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb	3666	12,028	Yemen Highlands
2.	Jebel Shams	3018	9902	Southeast Arabia
3.	Jabal Ferwa	3002	9849	Hejaz
4.	Riyadh Region High Point	1503	4931	Central Arabia

Photos of Peaks in the Arabian Peninsula

Jebel Shams Summit of Jebel Shams with military installations (2011-09-30). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jabal Ferwa On the top of the Jabal Ferwa (2020-01-04). Photo by Misha Gerasimenko. Click here for larger-size photo.
Jabal Sawda GPS tracks from the parking area up to the summit (2018-06-12). Photo by Evan Buechley. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jebel Kawr Evening sun on Jebel Al Kawr (2016-11-27). Photo by Richard Mclellan. Click here for larger-size photo.
Jebel Khadar Summit ridge of Jebel Khadar from high point at E end (2016-12-01). Photo by Richard Mclellan. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jebel al Harim Jebel al Harim from A'Saye (2016-12-06). Photo by Richard Mclellan. Click here for larger-size photo.
Jabal Bil Ays Jabal Bil Ays (2014-09-05). Photo by Father Pancake. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jabal Bil Ays-West Peak Highest point in UAE West of Jabal Bil Ays (1892 m) seen from main summit of Jabal Bil Ays (1911 m) in Oman (2011-09-29). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.
Jabal Yibir View from Jabal Yibir (2015-01-30). Photo by Father Pancake. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jebel Fayad Jebel Fayad (2013-04-03). Photo by Father Pancake. Click here for larger-size photo.

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