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Ḥarrat Kishb (Arabic: حَرَّة كِشْب) is a lava field 5,892 km in area, located in western Saudi Arabia. It is near the Al Wahbah Crater.

See also

References

  1. "Volcanic Arabia". Saudi Aramco World. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. Pint, John; Pint, Susy (2005). "The Lava Tubes of Harrat Kishb". Saudi Caves.

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Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula
 Oman
Hajar range
Central Hajar
Eastern Hajar
  • Jabal Aswad
  • Jabal Bani Jabar
Western Hajar
Ru'us al-Jibal
Jebel Shams of the Western-Central Hajar range, Oman
Dhofar range
 Saudi ArabiaList of mountains in Saudi Arabia
Sarat range
'Asir range
Al-Bahah
Jizan
Najran
Hijaz range
Midian range
Sarat Mountains in the area of Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia
Shammar range
Aja range
Tuwayr range
 United Arab Emirates
Western Hajar
Ru'us al-Jibal
Shumayliyyah range
Outliers, outcrops or anticlines
Jebel Jais of the Western Hajar in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
 Yemen
Hadhramaut range
  • Jabal Ar-Rays?
  • Jabal Husn Ghuraf
  • Jebel Shaqb?
Sarat range
Haraz range
Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.

Other notes:

  1. Shared with the UAE
  2. Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
  3. Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
  4. Shared with the UAE
  5. Shared with the UAE
  6. Sensu lato, shared with Yemen
  7. Shared with Yemen
  8. Sensu lato
  9. Sensu lato
  10. Shared with Oman
  11. Shared with Oman
  12. Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman
  13. Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE
  14. Shared with Oman
  15. Shared with Oman
  16. Shared with Saudi Arabia
  17. Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula

22°48′N 41°23′E / 22.8°N 41.38°E / 22.8; 41.38


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