Jabal Daka
{{short description|Mountain in Saudi Arabia}}
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| photo_caption = Jabal Dakka, Al-Shafa, Hejaz
| elevation_m = 2500–2900
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| location = Makkah Region, {{KSA}}
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Jabal Dakkā ({{langx|ar|جَبَل دَكَّا}}) or "Mount Daka", is the highest mountain in the area of the town of Ash-Shafā,{{cite book |last=Cuddihy |first=Kathy |title=An A to Z of Places and Things Saudi |publisher=Stacey International |chapter=18 |pages=174–209 |isbn=1-9009-8840-2 |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lxQ6inTiMbMC&q=Shafa |year=2001}} about {{convert|20|km|mile|abbr=on}} from the city of Taif, located in the western region of Saudi Arabia.[http://www.sauditour.info/ar/location/858 sauditour.info]
Height
The height of the top of the mountain is between {{convert|2500|and|2900|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level, this has caused a controversy with the timing of the sunset for Ramadan, as the sun stays on the peak two minutes longer than the surrounding area. To resolve the controversy a panel of religious scholars visited the mountain to observe sunset.{{Cite web |url=http://www.alhayat.com/Details/601066 |title=alhayat.com |access-date=2017-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510142757/http://www.alhayat.com/Details/601066 |archive-date=2017-05-10 |url-status=dead }} The committee of legitimacy, including a member of the Supreme Council of Saudi Scholars Abdullah al-Mutlaq determined that the peak need not adhere to calendar.
Location
The mountain is located {{convert|20|km|mile|abbr=off}} south-west of Taif. It overlooks the Shifa tourist center. The mountain is used to know the dates of prayer, fasting and breakfast in the month of Ramadan. The vegetation of the mountain is covered with juniper trees, the plant covers the bottom of the mountain and then gradually thins out until it reaches the top. The temperature of the top reaches below {{convert|0|°C|°F}} in the winter. The mountain has a tourist resort just {{convert|7|km|mile|abbr=on}} away from the Shifa.[http://www.sauditour.info/ar/m/location.php?place_id=858 sauditour.info]
Wildlife
{{see also|Wildlife of Saudi Arabia}}
Hamadryas baboons are present here.
{{cite magazine |last=Teller |first=Matthew |title=The Happy Ones |magazine=Saudi Aramco World |url=http://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/201206/the.happy.ones.htm |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=10 December 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/saudi-arabia/taif/attractions/al-shafa/a/poi-sig/1526963/361140 Al Shafa] (Lonely Planet)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMcsDAytCM Al Shafa Taif KSA] (YouTube)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14uvJ5EV3AY Taif Ash Shafa Trip 2016]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iii78m4yrY Jabal Dakka, Al Shafa, Taif]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hud2CC-c4w 4K Timelapse on Jabal Dakka in Al-Shafa, Taif]
{{Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula}}