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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

* Geology of Saudi Arabia * Geography of Saudi Arabia *
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 ...
* Wildlife of Saudi Arabia * List of mountains in Saudi Arabia


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External links

* Soudah Highest points of countries {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub