Shammar Mountains Explained

Shammar Mountains
Elevation:	1350 m
Map:	Saudi Arabia#Middle East#Asia
Range Coordinates:	27.5°N 41.6°W
Region:	Ha'il

The Shammar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال شَمَّر|Jibāl Shammar) is a mountain range in the northwestern Saudi Arabian province of Ha'il. It includes the Ajā (Arabic: أَجَا) and Salma subranges.^[1]

Geology

See also: Geology of Saudi Arabia.

The Aja Mountains are to an extent made up of granite, whereas the Salma are made up of basalt.^[1] The phrase "Hadn formation" was used by Chevremont (1982) to refer to volcanic rocks of the area of Ha'il, and was treated by Hadley and Schmidt (1980) as being part of a silicic and volcaniclastic sequence referred to as the "Shammar group", in a broader, regional context.

Wildlife

The protected area of Jabal Aja is of ecological significance.^[2] Two Asiatic cheetahs, the last known in the country, were killed near Ha'il in 1973, and their skins kept near the Imara Palace for a few days.^[3]

Peaks

• Mount Aja (Arabic: جَبَل أَجَا|Jabal Ajā)
• Mount Samra' (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلسَّمْرَاء|Jabal As-Samrā’)

See also

• Adayra Valley
• Emirate of Jabal Shammar
• Ghor es-Safi
• List of mountains in Saudi Arabia
• People:
  • Al Fadl
  • Jarrahids
  • Shammar
  • Tayy'

External links

• The tantalizing Aja and Salma mountains in Hail, northwest of Saudi Arabia (Twitter)
• Mobily_Hail_Shamma & Salma Mountain_HD (Dailymotion)

Notes and References

1. Book: Cavendish . Marshall . Marshall Cavendish . World and Its Peoples . 1 . 2007 . Cavendish Square Publishing . 978-0-7614-7571-2 . 11 .
2. Llewellyn, O. A. . Hall, M. . Miller, A. G. . Al-Abbasi, T. M. . Al-Wetaid, A. H. . Al-Harbi, R. J. . Al-Shammari, K. F. . 2011 . Important Plant Areas in the Arabian Peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja' . . 68 . 2 . 199–224 . 10.1017/S0960428611000059. free .
3. Book: Nader, I. A. . 1989 . Rare and endangered mammals of Saudi Arabia . 228 . Abu-Zinada . A. H. . Goriup . P. D. . Nader . L. A . Wildlife conservation and development in Saudi Arabia . National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Publishing . 3 . Riyadh.