Jabal Ar Rahrah (Arabic: جبل الراعي, romanized: Jabal Ar Raḩraḩ) is a peak in the Hajar Mountains, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. It has a height of 1,691 metres (5,548 feet),[2] and is situated entirely within the United Arab Emirates, at the coordinates 25.94419°N, 56.15219°E.
Population
The geographical area of Jabal Ar Rahrah was historically populated by the tribe Bani Shatair (Arabic: بني شطير), one of the two main sections of the Shihuh seminomadic tribe, which occupied, among other territories, the Shihuh tribal area Bani Bakhit.[3]
Geographical features
Jabal Ar Rahrah seen from the northwest
Jabal ar Rahrah[4] is the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates, located entirely on its territory, 3.37 km (2.09 mi) southwest of Jebel Jais / Jabal Bil 'Ays 1,911 m (6,270 ft), whose summit is, however, in the Musandam Governorate, in the Sultanate of Oman.[5]
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)[6] 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)[7] 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)[8] 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)[9] Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah - Coordinates 25.92610°N, 56.11689°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,[12] 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.[13]
It also appears, with the spelling Jabal Ar Raḩraḩ, in the National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates.[14]
Climate
The climate is dry. The average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F). The hottest month is June, at 36 °C (97 °F), and the coldest, January, at 16 °C (61 °F). The average precipitation is 184 mm (7.2 in) per year. The rainiest month is November, with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain, and the driest is August, with 2 mm (0.079 in).
^FCO 18/1932 - 1958- Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah - The National Archives, London, England
^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
^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
Maps and bibliography
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.
Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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