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
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the ''de facto'' ruler of the Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Sa ...
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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