Jabal Soudah ( ', ) is a peak in the
Soudah mountains in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
. Jabal Soudah is officially recognized by the Saudi authorities as the highest point in Saudi Arabia, with an elevation of .
The village of
Al-Soudah is located nearby. The town is a tourist centre and has a
cable car to the top of the mountain.
Climate
Soudah Peaks
On 25 September 2023,
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announced Soudah Peaks Project. Al Soudah Peaks is a luxury mountain tourism destination 3,015 meters above sea level. The project is part of
Saudi Vision 2030 and is expected to contribute $7.732 billion to Saudi's
GDP and generate thousands of jobs. The project aims to attract 2 million tourists throughout the year by 2033.
See also
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Geology of Saudi Arabia
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Geography of Saudi Arabia
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List of elevation extremes by country
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential ...
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Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
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List of mountains in Saudi Arabia
References
External links
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Soudah
Highest points of countries
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