Jabal Masher Explained

Jabal Masher (Arabic: جبل مسحر) is a mountain in Saudi Arabia^[1] that is 2640m in height.

Location

Mount Masar is located at 18°12′32″N 43°12′33E near the Yemen border and near al Jawf, in the area of Muammar, and has a height above sea level of more than 2600 metres.^[2]

History

The mountain has an ancient history including many ancient carvings and the "path of the elephant", a route historically linked to the attempt by Abraha Al-Ashram, the Aksumite, Christian ruler of Yemen to demolish the Kaaba,^[3] during the Year of the Elephant, described in the Quran.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of mountains in Saudi Arabia

References

18.2089°N 43.2092°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps?ll=18.206667,43.211944&spn=0.1,0.1&t=p&q=18.206667,43.211944 Google maps.
2. http://www.qahtaan.com/ شبكة قحطان
3. http://albahatoday.cc/news.php?action=show&id=12317 ^ الباحة اليوم
4. http://www.dacb.org/stories/ethiopia/_abraha.html "Abraha."
5. Web site: Walter W. Müller, "Outline of the History of Ancient Southern Arabia," in Werner Daum (ed.), Yemen: 3000 Years of Art and Civilisation in Arabia Felix. 1987. . 2017-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170557/http://www.yemenweb.com/info/_disc/0000002c.htm . 2016-03-03 . dead .