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Jabal Yibir (), also known as Jabal Mebrah or Jabal Al-Mebrah (), is a mountain located in the western part of the
After several years, the construction of a winding paved road from Al Tawiyeen / Aţ Ţawyēn was completed in 2024, with sections of a 16% gradient, but with a modern layout, good surface and safety.
At an altitude of ,
before the summit, there is a police checkpoint. After identification, access is usually permitted up to an altitude of , one kilometer before the military installations.
The name of the Jabal Yibir appears recorded in the documents and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military man and diplomat
Hajar Mountains
The Hajar Mountains (, ''The Rock (geology), Rocky Mountains'' or ''The Stone Mountains'') are one of the highest mountain ranges in the Arabian Peninsula, shared between northern Oman and eastern United Arab Emirates. Also known as "Oman Mounta ...
, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, between the emirates of Fujairah
Fujairah City () is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Em ...
and Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (; ), often referred to its initials RAK, is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the U.A.E. The city had a population of 191,753 in 2025, and is the sixth-most populous city in UAE after Dubai, Abu ...
.
Its summit is located in the Emirate of Fujairah
The Emirate of Fujairah ( ' ) is one of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, the only one of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf. Its cap ...
, and has an elevation of , a prominence
In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling ...
of , and a topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum geographical distance, horizontal distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and is ...
of .
It is the highest mountain in the Emirate of Fujairah
The Emirate of Fujairah ( ' ) is one of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, the only one of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf. Its cap ...
Map FCO 18/1791 - 1972 - Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Dibba - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
, surrounded by steep slopes and other smaller peaks that exceed in altitude, delimiting the Water Divide Line between the drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of Wadi Tawiyean and Wadi Naqab Wadi Naqab is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
An area of outstanding natural beauty and a popular hiking destination, the wadi cuts into the Yanas Mountain and has been the scene of nu ...
. Al-Farraj, Asma & Harvey, Adrian. (2004). Late Quaternary interactions between aeolian and fluvial processes: A case study in the northern UAE. Journal of Arid Environments. 56. 235–248. 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00054-5. Map pag. 243Access
At thesummit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
of Jabal Yibir there is a military installation, radars
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and communications antennas, and it is not accessible to the public.
After several years, the construction of a winding paved road from Al Tawiyeen / Aţ Ţawyēn was completed in 2024, with sections of a 16% gradient, but with a modern layout, good surface and safety.
At an altitude of ,
before the summit, there is a police checkpoint. After identification, access is usually permitted up to an altitude of , one kilometer before the military installations.
Toponymy
Alternative names: Jabal Yibir, Jabal Al-Mebrah, Jabal Mibraḥ, Jabal Al-Mebraḥ, Jabal Mibrah, Jabal al Mebrah, Jabal al Mibrah, Jabal Mebrah, Jebel Al Mebrah
The name of the Jabal Yibir appears recorded in the documents and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military man and diplomat Julian F. Walker
Sir Julian Fortay Walker CMG MBE (;7 May 1929 – 7 July 2018), also known by his initials J. F. Walker, was a British Arabist, author, cartographer, land surveyor, former military officer and a retired diplomat who worked closely with Sheikh ...
, on the occasion of the work carried out for the establishment of the borders between the then-called Trucial States
The Trucial States, also known as the Trucial Coast, the Trucial Sheikhdoms, or Trucial Oman, was a group of tribal confederations to the south of the Persian Gulf (southeastern Arabia) whose leaders had signed protective treaties, or truce ...
, later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence with 1:100,000 scale maps published in 1971, and in other maps and earlier documents held in the UK National Archives
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.
In the ''National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates'' it is referenced with the spelling Jabal Mibraḥ.
Population
The territory of Jabal Yibir was historically populated by the sharqiyin or sharquiyin tribe (), mainly by the Hafaitat / Ḩufaitāt and Yammahi / Yamāmaḩah tribal sections.Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/4, in Qatar Digital LibrarySee also
*List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, U.A.E. is not a mountainous country, as most of its territory is desert or semi-desert and relatively flat, but it does have excellent Mountain, mountains, which are part of the Hajar Mountains, located in the nor ...
* List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates does not have any permanent rivers, but does have wadis, a permanently or intermittently dry riverbed. This is a list of wadis in United Arab Emirates arranged alphabetically.
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* Wadi Abadilah, in Fujairah Tribulus - V ...
* List of mountains in Oman
Although much of the country has a desert or semi-desert and relatively flat territory, Oman has mountains that include the Hajar Mountains ('), located in the northeast of Oman and the far northeast of the United Arab Emirates. These mounta ...
* List of wadis in Oman
* Geography of Asia
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Geographical characteristics Boundary
The area of Asia is not the sum of the areas of each of its regions, which have been def ...
* Geography of Oman
Oman is a country on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, situated in West Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The coast of Oman was an important part in t ...
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