Hadhramaut Mountains

This article is about an Arabian mountain range. For other uses, see Hadhramaut (disambiguation).
Hadhramaut Mountains
Jibāl Ḥaḍramawt (جِبَال حَضْرَمَوْت)
Jibāl Al-Mahrah (جِبَال ٱلْمَهْرَة, Mahrat Mountains)[1]
Hadhramaut Mountains
Highest point
Coordinates15°18′N 50°42′E / 15.3°N 50.7°E / 15.3; 50.7
Geography
Hadhramaut Mountains is located in Yemen
Hadhramaut Mountains
Hadhramaut Mountains
Location in Yemen
Hadhramaut Mountains is located in Middle East
Hadhramaut Mountains
Hadhramaut Mountains
Hadhramaut Mountains (Middle East)
Hadhramaut Mountains is located in West and Central Asia
Hadhramaut Mountains
Hadhramaut Mountains
Hadhramaut Mountains (West and Central Asia)
Country Yemen
Region(s)Hadhramaut, Arabia

The Hadhramaut Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Jibāl Ḥaḍramawt),[2] also known as the "Mahrat Mountains"[1] (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْمَهْرَة, romanized: Jibāl Al-Mahrah), are a mountain range in Yemen.[3] They are contiguous with the Omani Dhofar Mountains to the northeast,[4] and James Canton considered Aden in the southwest to be in the mountains' recesses.[5]

Historically, the area was ruled by Qu'aiti and Kathiri sultanates. The tribal society (Hadramatis) grows wheat and millet, produces also dates, coconuts, and coffee. The area was also known for its frankincense.[6]

Geology

See also: Geology of Yemen, Geography of Yemen, and Hadhramaut

The south side of the mountains touches the Gulf of Aden, with steep cliffs descending onto a narrow and arid coastal plain. The northern slopes are lowering onto the Rub' al Khali desert (the "Empty Quarter"). The broad mountain plateau is intersected by deep wadis cut by seasonal streams that generally flow in the northern and northeastern direction emptying into a main channel (Wadi Hadhramaut, changing the name to Wadi Masila downstream)[7] that makes a southeast swing of 500 miles (800 kilometres) to the ocean.[6][8] Despite seasonality of the streams, the water is generally available year-round sub-surface in the wadis.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cavendish, Marshall (2006). "I: Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Cavendish Publishing. pp. 9–144. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
  2. ^ Bilādī, ʿĀtiq ibn Ghayth (1982). بين مكة وحضرموت: رحلات ومشاهدات (in Arabic). دار مكة.
  3. ^ Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Vol. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 117–122. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
  4. ^ Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin (2013-04-17). "1–2". Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 27–55. ISBN 978-9-4017-3637-4.
  5. ^ Canton, James (2014-08-25). "4: Modernising Arabia". From Cairo to Baghdad: British Travellers in Arabia. London and New York City: I.B. Tauris. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8577-3571-3.
  6. ^ a b Sattout 2020, p. 155.
  7. ^ Bujra & Brehony 2017, Introduction.
  8. ^ a b Prothero 1920, p. 6.

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