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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Jebel Al Mebrah
Jabal Al-Mebraḥ (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح), also known by the name Jabal Yibir (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر), is a 1,527 m (5,010 ft) tall mountain in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E.

Alternative names

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

Description

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: الطويين), 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 checkpoint initially at the base of the mountain, then being moved up just over halfway 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) Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.971889°N, 56.191667°E
    • Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m) Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.94419°N, 56.15219°E
    • Jabal Sal (1,575 m) Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between the UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.93251°N, 56.16921°E
    • Jabal Harf Tila (1,568 m) Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between the UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.689278°N, 56.158500°E
    • Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m) 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

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