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Asir Region (near Abha) · Saudi Arabia
Jabal Sawda
Jabal Sawda (also transliterated Jabal Soudah) is officially recognized by Saudi authorities as the highest point in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, rising above the city of Abha in the Sarawat/Hijaz mountain chain that runs along the western edge of the Arabian Peninsula.
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