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'{{short description|Mountain in Saudi Arabia}} {{More citations needed| date= October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Jabal Sawda | native_name = {{lang|ar|جَبَل ٱلسُّوْدَة}} <small>{{in lang|ar}}</small> | photo = Al Sawda peak.jpg | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 3,015 | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | range = [[Asir Mountains]] | listing = | map = Saudi Arabia | map_caption = | label_position = right | location = [[Saudi Arabia]] | coordinates = {{coord|18.266717|N|42.368264|E|type:mountain_region:SA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.countryhighpoints.com/saudi-arabia-jabal-ferwa/|title = Saudi Arabia – Jabal Ferwa|date = 4 October 2018}}</ref> | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} '''Jabal Sawda''' ({{lang-ar|جَبَل ٱلسُّوْدَة}} ''{{transl|ar|ALA-LC|jabal as-sūda}}'', {{IPA-ar|dʒabal asːuːda|pron}}) is a peak in the [[Al Souda|Soudha mountains]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], with a claimed elevation of {{convert|3,133|m|ft|0}}, on the basis of which it is claimed to be the highest point in Saudi Arabia.[https://www.countryhighpoints.com/saudi-arabia-jabal-ferwa/] In a 2018 GPS survey the peak's elevation was measured at a lower {{convert|2,998.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} altitude this is {{convert|2.9|m|abbr=on}} lower than that of [[Jabal Ferwa]], another Saudi Arabian peak further to the east, at {{coord|17.928547|N|43.265528|E}}. <ref>{{citation |last=Gilbertson |first=Eric and Matthew |title=Jabal Ferwa |url=http://www.countryhighpoints.com/saudi-arabia-jabal-ferwa/ |date=2018-08-18 |access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=November 2019}} These elevations are both consistent with public domain [[SRTM]] data. In 2020 Al Arabiya (العربية) an official news channel confirmed the mountain to be 3,015 meters (9,891 ft)[https://english.alarabiya.net/life-style/travel-and-tourism/2018/04/24/This-is-what-makes-Saudi-Arabia-s-highest-peak-Jabal-Sawda-unique] The village of [[Al Souda]] is located nearby. The town is a tourist centre and has a [[Aerial lift|cable car]]<ref name="SaudiGazette 07-2018">{{cite news |newspaper=[[Saudi Gazette]] |title=Habla draws adventure lovers in droves |location=[[Abha]] |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/539292 |date=2018-07-18 |access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref> to the top of the mountain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mt. Al Souda Cable Car - Cable Car, Abha Traveller Reviews|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g298542-d7084575-r292681756-Cable_Car-Abha_Asir_Province.html|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Tripadvisor|language=en-AU}}</ref> ==Climate== {{Weather box |width = auto |location = Sawda ({{convert|2946|m|ft|0|disp=or}}) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan high C = 14.8 |Feb high C = 16.1 |Mar high C = 18.0 |Apr high C = 20.2 |May high C = 22.8 |Jun high C = 25.9 |Jul high C = 24.8 |Aug high C = 24.5 |Sep high C = 24.0 |Oct high C = 20.0 |Nov high C = 17.0 |Dec high C = 15.2 |year high C = 20.3 |Jan mean C = 8.2 |Feb mean C = 9.4 |Mar mean C = 11.5 |Apr mean C = 13.3 |May mean C = 15.7 |Jun mean C = 18.2 |Jul mean C = 18.3 |Aug mean C = 18.2 |Sep mean C = 16.3 |Oct mean C = 12.6 |Nov mean C = 9.8 |Dec mean C = 8.2 |year mean C = 13.3 |Jan low C = 1.7 |Feb low C = 2.7 |Mar low C = 5.1 |Apr low C = 6.5 |May low C = 8.6 |Jun low C = 10.5 |Jul low C = 11.8 |Aug low C = 12.0 |Sep low C = 8.6 |Oct low C = 5.2 |Nov low C = 2.7 |Dec low C = 1.2 |year low C = 6.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 18 |Feb precipitation mm = 40 |Mar precipitation mm = 63 |Apr precipitation mm = 70 |May precipitation mm = 28 |Jun precipitation mm = 7 |Jul precipitation mm = 29 |Aug precipitation mm = 46 |Sep precipitation mm = 8 |Oct precipitation mm = 4 |Nov precipitation mm = 10 |Dec precipitation mm = 9 |year precipitation mm = 332 |source 1 = [http://en.climate-data.org/location/551590/ Climate-data.org] |date=June 2015 }} ==See also== {{Portal|Saudi Arabia}} * [[Geology of Saudi Arabia]] * [[Geography of Saudi Arabia]] * [[List of elevation extremes by country]] * [[Wildlife of Saudi Arabia]] * [[List of mountains in Saudi Arabia]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{in lang|en}} {{cite peakbagger |name=Jabal Sawdā’, Saudi Arabia |pid=10473}} {{Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula}} {{Highest points of Asia}} [[Category:Mountains of Saudi Arabia|Sawda]] [[Category:Highest points of countries]] {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub}}'