Harra es-Sawad explained

Harra es-Sawad
Other Name:	Shuqra Volcanic Field
Elevation M:	1737
Location:	Yemen
Coordinates:	13.58°N 46.12°W
Type:	Volcanic Field
Last Eruption:	1253

Harra es-Sawad, or the "Shuqra Volcanic Field",^[1] is a large trachybasaltic volcanic field that runs along the Gulf of Aden. Nearby is the city of Shuqrah.^[2]

Morphology

The field stretches for around 100km (100miles), contains around 100 volcanic cones, and is orientated on a WSW-ENE line. This has produced a 40x lava field, which is mostly Holocene in age, and covers faulted basement limestone. Many of the fields cones are young and uneroded.^{[1] [2]}

History

The only eruption that has been noted in historical times occurred in 1253. This eruption was a large VEI 3 eruption, although it was poorly documented. Given the age of the field, other eruptions may have occurred in the recent past.^[2]

See also

• Hadhramaut Mountains
• List of volcanoes in Yemen
• Sarat Mountains

External links

• Cones of the Volcanic Field
• Volcanic Cone

Notes and References

1. Cox . K. G. . Gass . I. G. . Mallick . D. I. J. . 1977-07-15 . Western Part of Shuqra volcanic field, South Yemen . . 10 . 3 . 185–192 . 10.1016/0024-4937(77)90046-9. 1977Litho..10..185C .
2. Harra es- Sawâd. 231160. 2021-06-25.