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Jabal Ferwa ('Asir)

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were the two highpoint candidates of Saudi Arabia, with the latter widely believed to have been the country highpoint, but an October 2018 climbing expedition, using survey grade Trimble Geo 7X GPS unit on both Jabal Ferwa and Jabal Sawda determined with 98% confidence that Jabal Ferwa is Saudi
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However, the Saudi authorities still recognize officially Jabal Soudah as the highest point of Saudi Arabia.
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Arabia's highest point, being higher than Jabal Sawda by 2 to 4 metres.
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Jabal Ferwa is located in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Country high point
Coordinates
17°55′43″N 43°15′56″E / 17.928547°N 43.265528°E / 17.928547; 43.265528
Saudi Arabia
Parent range
Hejaz Mountains
Jabal Ferwa
Tayma
Saudi Arabia
'Asīr Province
Jabal Soudah
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Highest points of Asia
Sovereign states
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain

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