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Jabal Sabir

Springs and streams run on its sides and the lights of its cliff-hung villages might be mistaken for star

Taiz, Yemen

Coordinates: 13.515000, 44.051700

Nearby Places

First Heading

The Jebel Sabr mountain, located in south Taiz, is one of the highest mountains in Yemen with an altitude of 3070 meters. Many springs and streams run on its sides, and the lights of its cliff-hung villages are mistaken for stars. Jabal Sabir area was emplaced during the early stages of the Red Sea opening.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabal_Sabir

Image Sources

200612_Yemen-205_(354275102)
By Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy – 200612_Yemen-205, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38593749

200612_Yemen-203_(354275022)
By Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy – 200612_Yemen-203, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38593748

200612_Yemen-210_(354275226)
By Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy – 200612_Yemen-210, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38593751

26_na_Sabir_(10)
By Ljuba brank – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47153733

26_na_Sabir_(11)
By Ljuba brank – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47153735