Jabal Ar Rahrah

The geographical area of Jabal Ar Rahrah was historically populated by the tribe Bani Shatair ({{langx|ar|بني شطير}}), one of the two main sections of the Shihuh seminomadic tribe, which occupied, among other territories, the Shihuh tribal area Bani Bakhit.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-292581.html|title=Bani Bakhit (Banibakhit)|website=mindat.org}}

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Jabal ar Rahrah {{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-291099.html|title=Jabal ar Raḩraḩ, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates}} is the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates, located entirely on its territory, {{Convert|3.37|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Jebel Jais / Jabal Bil 'Ays {{Convert|1,911|m|ft|abbr=on}}, whose summit is, however, in the Musandam Governorate, in the Sultanate of Oman.{{cite peakbagger|pid=54373|name=Jabal Bil Ays, Oman|access-date=2023-03-15}}

Jabal ar Rahrah's altitude may seem modest when compared to mountainous locations in other parts of the world, but considering that much of the country has predominantly flat relief, Jabal ar Rahrah represents a notable exception.

In this sense, the highest mountains in the Emirates, located entirely within its territory, or with its peak located exactly on the border with Oman, are the following:

• Jabal as Sayh (1,746 m) {{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-390047.html|title=Jabal as Sayḩ, Umm al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.971889°N, 56.191667°E
• Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m) Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.94419°N, 56.15219°E
• Jabal Sal (1,575 m) {{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-390003.html|title=Jabal Sāl, Umm al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.93251°N, 56.16921°E
• Jabal Harf Tila (1,568 m) {{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/12519497/jabal-harf-tila-i-twin-peaks.html|title=GeoNames.org - Jabal Harf Tila (Twin peaks)|website=www.geonames.org}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25°41'21.4"N 56°09'30.6"E
• Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m) {{Cite web|url=https://mindat.org/feature-291101.html|title=GeoNames.org - Jabal Raḩabah|website=www.mindat.org}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.92610°N, 56.11689°E
• Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah (1,527 m) Emirate of Fujairah - Coordinates 25.64860°N, 56.12860°E
• Jabal Yabānah (1,480 m) {{Cite web|url=https://om.geoview.info/jabal_yabanah,390006|title=Jabal Yabānah mountain, Musandam, Oman|website=om.geoview.info}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (On the border between UAE and Oman) - Coordinates 25.87500°N, 56.16000°E
• Jabal Shintal (1,435 m) Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.94184°N, 56.13511°E
• Jabal Al Ahqab / Jabal Qada‘ah (1,375 m) {{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-291197.html|title=Mindat.org Jabal Qada‘ah|website=www.mindat.org}} Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.77781°N, 56.14190°E

Alternative Names: Jabal Rahah, Jabal Rāḩah, Jabal ar Rahrah, Jabal ar Raḩraḩ.

The name of Jabal Ar Rahrah was recorded in the documentation and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer, and diplomat Julian F. Walker,FCO 18/1932 - 1958- Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah - The National Archives, London, England during the work carried out to establish borders between what was then called Trucial States, later completed by the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), on 1:100,000 scale maps published in 1971.https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1863 Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England

It also appears, with the spelling Jabal Ar Raḩraḩ, in the National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates.Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993

The climate is dry. The average temperature is {{cvt|28|C}}. The hottest month is June, at {{cvt|36|C}}, and the coldest, January, at {{cvt|16|C}}. The average precipitation is {{cvt|184|mm}} per year. The rainiest month is November, with {{cvt|37|mm}} of rain, and the driest is August, with {{cvt|2|mm}}.

• List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates
• List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates

{{Reflist}}

• Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. pp. 78–87. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
• Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 735.
• Said., Zahlan, Rosemarie (2016). The Origins of the United Arab Emirates : a Political and Social History of the Trucial States. Taylor and Francis. p. 51. ISBN 9781317244653. OCLC 945874284.

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