Jabal Yibir[2] (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر), also known as Jabal Mebrah or Jabal Al-Mebrah (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح, romanized: Jabal Mibraḥ), is a mountain located in the western part of the Hajar Mountains, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, between the emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah.
At the summit of Jabal Yibir there is a military installation, radars and communications antennas, and it is not accessible to the public.
Modern access road to Jabal Yibir, paved and safe, but with sections of a 16% gradient
After several years, the construction of a winding paved road from Al Tawiyeen / Aţ Ţawyēn [7][8] was completed in 2024, with sections of a 16% gradient, but with a modern layout, good surface and safety.
At an altitude of 1,227 m (4,026 ft),
2.6 km (1.6 mi) before the summit, there is a police checkpoint. After identification, access is usually permitted up to an altitude of 1,360 m (4,460 ft), one kilometer before the military installations.
Toponymy
Alternative names: Jabal Yibir, Jabal Al-Mebrah, Jabal Mibraḥ, Jabal Al-Mebraḥ, Jabal Mibrah, Jabal al Mebrah, Jabal al Mibrah, Jabal Mebrah, Jebel Al Mebrah
Deep gorge and dry waterfall, near the village of Deira Al-Tamba, on the southern slope of Jabal Yibir
The name of the Jabal Yibir appears recorded in the documents and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military man and diplomat Julian F. Walker, on the occasion of the work carried out for the establishment of the borders between the then-called Trucial States, later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence with 1:100,000 scale maps published in 1971, and in other maps[9] and earlier documents held in the UK National Archives.[4][10]
In the National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates it is referenced with the spelling Jabal Mibraḥ.[7]
Population
The territory of Jabal Yibir was historically populated by the sharqiyin or sharquiyin tribe (Arabic: الشرقيون), mainly by the Hafaitat / Ḩufaitāt and Yammahi / Yamāmaḩah tribal sections.[4][11][12]
^ abcMap FCO 18/1791 - 1972 - Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Dibba - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1791/n/1>
^ ab Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain: United Arab Emirates University - 1993
^Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023515720.0x00005d>
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'.
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