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List of volcanoes in Yemen

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Yemen.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Bir Borhut - - 15°33′N 50°38′E / 15.55°N 50.63°E / 15.55; 50.63 (Bir Borhut) 905
Hanish 422 1,384 13°43′N 42°44′E / 13.72°N 42.73°E / 13.72; 42.73 (Hanish) Holocene
Harra es-Sawad 1,737 5,699 13°35′N 46°07′E / 13.58°N 46.12°E / 13.58; 46.12 (Harra es-Sawad) 1253
Harra of Arhab 3,100 10,170 15°38′N 44°05′E / 15.63°N 44.08°E / 15.63; 44.08 (Harra of Arhab) 500
Harra of Bal Haf 233 764 14°03′N 48°20′E / 14.05°N 48.33°E / 14.05; 48.33 (Harra of Bal Haf) Holocene
Harras of Dhamar 3,500 11,483 14°34′N 44°40′E / 14.57°N 44.67°E / 14.57; 44.67 (Harras of Dhamar) 1937
Jabal el-Marha 2,650 8,694 15°17′N 44°13′E / 15.28°N 44.22°E / 15.28; 44.22 (Jabal el-Marha) Holocene
Jabal Hamman Demt 1,500 4,921 14°03′N 44°45′E / 14.05°N 44.75°E / 14.05; 44.75 (Jabal Hamman Demt) -
Jabal Haylan 1,550 5,085 15°26′N 44°47′E / 15.43°N 44.78°E / 15.43; 44.78 (Jabal Haylan) 1200 BC
Jebel Tair 244 801 15°42′00″N 41°44′31″E / 15.70°N 41.742°E / 15.70; 41.742 (Jebel Tair) 1332
Jebel at Tair 244 801 15°33′N 41°49′E / 15.55°N 41.82°E / 15.55; 41.82 (Jebel at Tair) 2007
Jebel Zubair 191 627 15°03′N 42°11′E / 15.05°N 42.18°E / 15.05; 42.18 (Jebel Zubair) 2011
Zukur 624 2,047 14°01′N 42°45′E / 14.02°N 42.75°E / 14.02; 42.75 (Zukur) Holocene

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References

Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula
 Oman
Hajar range
Central Hajar
Eastern Hajar
  • Jabal Aswad
  • Jabal Bani Jabar
Western Hajar
Ru'us al-Jibal
Jebel Shams of the Western-Central Hajar range, Oman
Dhofar range
 Saudi ArabiaList of mountains in Saudi Arabia
Sarat range
'Asir range
Al-Bahah
Jizan
Najran
Hijaz range
Midian range
Sarat Mountains in the area of Al-Bahah, Saudi Arabia
Shammar range
Aja range
Tuwayr range
 United Arab Emirates
Western Hajar
Ru'us al-Jibal
Shumayliyyah range
Outliers, outcrops or anticlines
Jebel Jais of the Western Hajar in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
 Yemen
Hadhramaut range
  • Jabal Ar-Rays?
  • Jabal Husn Ghuraf
  • Jebel Shaqb?
Sarat range
Haraz range
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'.

Other notes:

  1. Shared with the UAE
  2. Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
  3. Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
  4. Shared with the UAE
  5. Shared with the UAE
  6. Sensu lato, shared with Yemen
  7. Shared with Yemen
  8. Sensu lato
  9. Sensu lato
  10. Shared with Oman
  11. Shared with Oman
  12. Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman
  13. Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE
  14. Shared with Oman
  15. Shared with Oman
  16. Shared with Saudi Arabia
  17. Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula
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