Mountains in Saudi Arabia
Jabal al-Nour
642 m2,106 ft
Mountain · Saudi Arabia
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq.
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At the summit · forecast for 9:00 AM
29 °CClear · wind 7 km/h from the S
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Jabal al-Nour, 642 m
- 9:00 AM29 °CS 7 km/h–
- 12:00 PM34 °CW 11 km/h–
- 3:00 PM35 °CSW 17 km/h–
- 6:00 PM31 °CSW 15 km/h–
- 9:00 PM28 °CW 16 km/h–
- 12:00 AM27 °CN 12 km/h–
- 3:00 AM25 °CN 10 km/h–
- 6:00 AM24 °CNW 7 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly cloudy | 36 °C / 27 °C | – | 17 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Partly cloudy | 34 °C / 24 °C | 0.9 mm | 24 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Clear | 33 °C / 23 °C | 1.2 mm | 22 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Clear | 33 °C / 24 °C | – | 15 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Clear | 34 °C / 24 °C | – | 15 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Clear | 35 °C / 25 °C | – | 13 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Clear | 33 °C / 23 °C | – | 15 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 08:22 AM GMT+3. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 642 m (2,106 ft)
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 21.458°N 39.861°E
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Peaks near Jabal al-Nour
- Abu Kubais420 m · 5.2 km awayOn the map
- Jabal Thawr750 m · 8.4 km awayOn the map
- Mount Arafat454 m · 17 km awayOn the map
- جبل السيدةMountain · 3.9 km awayOn the map
- جبل المدافعMountain · 4.7 km awayOn the map
- جبل الشعراءMountain · 12 km awayOn the map
- جبل الاديمMountain · 50 km awayOn the map
Highest mountains in Saudi Arabia
- Jabal Sawda3,133 mOn the map
- Jabal Al-Majaz2,902 mOn the map
- Jabal Khalaqah2,850 mOn the map
- Jabal As-Sahla'2,837 mOn the map
- Jabal Maomah2,636 mOn the map
- Jabal 'Okran2,609 mOn the map
- Jabal al-Lawz2,580 mOn the map
- Jabal Ad-Dhoor2,521 mOn the map
- Hijaz mountains2,100 mOn the map
- Harrat Khaybar2,093 mOn the map
History around Jabal al-Nour
- 2015 Mina stampede2015
- 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy1990
- Battle of Hunayn630
- A crane collapses at the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killing 107 people and injuring 238 people including ten of Malaysian hajj pilgrimage2015
- Four hundred pilgrims are killed in clashes between demonstrating Iranian pilgrims and Saudi Arabian security forces in Mecca1987
- Siege of Mecca683
- Mecca fire of 19971997
- 2023 Makkah hotel fire2023