Fifa Mountains

The Faifa Mountains or Faifa Mountains (Arabic: جِبَالُ فَيْفَاءَ‎, romanized: Jibāl Fayfāʾ) are located in the vicinity of the town of Faifa' in Asir Region, southwest Saudi Arabia.

Faifa Mountains
The settlement of Fayfa' in the mountains
Highest point
Elevation1,428 metres (4,685 ft)
Naming
Native nameجِبَالُ فَيْفَاءَ  (Arabic)
Geography
Fifa Mountains (Yemen)
RegionAsia
Range coordinates17°15′N 43°06′E

Description

They are as high as 7,000 ft (2,100 m) and they cover an area of almost 600 km2 (230 sq mi).[1][2] This group of mountains constitutes a part of the Sarawat range,[3] which is generally considered to be divided into two subranges within western Saudi Arabia: the Hijaz Mountains in the north (towards the Levant) and the 'Asir Mountains in the south (towards Yemen).[4][5] Unlike many other mountains in Saudi Arabia, the temperature of Fifa mountains is generally moderate.[2] The jagged rock formations are covered with green flora and have many agricultural terraces.[2][3] The various fields scattered around the mountains are known for their very high peaks and green terraces. Moreover, the most famous crops planted in the fields are coffee and maize. The mountains twist around each other. Thus, from a distance, the mountains appear as one pyramid-shaped mountain.[2]

Fayfa'

The area of the mountain is inhabited by 20 tribes. The men of those tribes used to wear floral outfits, silver belts and colorful hair bands. They have their own traditional songs, poetry and tales.[6]

Jizan Museum

The largest museum of Jizan is located in a castle in the mountains. It has a large number of weapons and bandoliers, ropes, carriage bags, tools, fire lanterns.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Lush Greenery And Spectacular Peaks, Discover Jebel Fifa In Saudi Arabia's Jizan Region". About Her. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. "Exploring Saudi Arabia: The Faifa Mountains known for beauty and agriculture". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  3. "ThePlace: Fifa Mountains in Jazan". Arab News. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  4. Judas, J.; Paillat, P.; Khoja, A.; Boug, A. (2006). "Status of the Arabian leopard in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Cat News. Special Issue 1: 11–19.
  5. Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 1): 4–8.
  6. "ThePlace: Fayfa Mountains in the southwest of Saudi Arabia". Arab News. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2019-04-16.

| group3 =  United Arab Emirates | list3 =

Western Hajar[lower-alpha 10]
Ru'us al-Jibal[lower-alpha 11]
Shumayliyyah range[lower-alpha 14]
Outliers, outcrops or anticlines

| group4 =  Yemen | list4 =

Hadhramaut range
  • Jabal Ar-Rays?
  • Jabal Husn Ghuraf
  • Jebel Shaqb?
Sarat range[lower-alpha 16]
Haraz range

}} | below = 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

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