Mountain of Smoke

Coordinates: 26°2′20″N 50°32′35″E / 26.03889°N 50.54306°E / 26.03889; 50.54306
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Mountain of Smoke
Jabal ad Dukhan
Mountain of Smoke is located in Bahrain
Mountain of Smoke
Mountain of Smoke
Location in Bahrain
Mountain of Smoke is located in Persian Gulf
Mountain of Smoke
Mountain of Smoke
Location in the Persian Gulf
Highest point
Arabic)
Geography
LocationBahrain

The Mountain of Smoke (

mean sea level, it is the country's highest point. The Mountain of Smoke is named as such because of the haze which often surrounds it on humid days. A number of caves of indeterminate type are in the vicinity of the mountain.[2]

Flint dating to the Stone Age has been found on and around the hill.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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.(Archived by the Internet Archive here, archived by WebCite , Google cache entry here)
  3. . Retrieved 17 August 2015.