Mountain of Smoke

mountain in Bahrain

The Mountain of Smoke is a hill in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain. At 134 m (440 ft) above mean sea level, it is the country's highest point.

Mountain of Smoke
Highest point
Elevation134 m (440 ft)[1]
Prominence134 m (440 ft)[1]
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates26°2′20″N 50°32′35″E / 26.03889°N 50.54306°E / 26.03889; 50.54306
Geography
LocationBahrain

The Mountain of Smoke is named because of the haze which often surrounds it on humid days. A number of caves are around the mountain.[2]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jabal ad Dukhan" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 24 September 2011
  2. Collins, Lynn. "Life Before the Oil Boom: The way it used to be". Archived from the original on 2004-04-08. Retrieved 2008-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(Archived by the Internet Archivehere, archived by WebCite , Google cache entry here)