Sarawat Mountains

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The Sarawat Mountains are a major mountain range in western Saudi Arabia, forming a rugged backbone along the Red Sea coast and influencing the climate and landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sarawat Mountains canonical 16
Faifa Mountains 3
Sarawat Mountains region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Tihamah coastal plain ⓘ
agriculturalUse cultivation of coffee in southern sections ⓘ
cultivation of fruits such as pomegranates and grapes ⓘ
biodiversity supports relatively high biodiversity compared to surrounding deserts ⓘ
climate cooler temperatures at higher elevations than surrounding lowlands ⓘ
climateEffect orographic rainfall on western slopes ⓘ
rain shadow effect to the east ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
countryBorderProximity near border with Yemen in the south ⓘ
culturalRegion traditional homeland of several Arabian tribes ⓘ
drainageRole source region for wadis flowing inland into the Arabian interior ⓘ
source region for wadis flowing to the Red Sea ⓘ
ecosystem montane forests in higher elevations ⓘ
steppe and semi-desert on slopes ⓘ
extendsFrom northwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
extendsTo southwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ
forms rugged backbone along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
geologicalFeature escarpment ⓘ
geology primarily Precambrian rocks ⓘ
highestPointCountry Saudi Arabia ⓘ
highestPointName Jabal Sawda ⓘ
humanSettlementPattern supports terraced agriculture in some areas ⓘ
influences climate of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
locatedIn western Saudi Arabia ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Red Sea ⓘ
near city of Abha ⓘ
city of Al Bahah ⓘ
linked to: Al Bahah

city of Taif ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Arabian Shield ⓘ
region Al Bahah Province ⓘ
linked to: Al Bahah Region

Asir ⓘ
linked to: Asir region

Asir Province ⓘ
linked to: Asir region

Hejaz ⓘ
Jizan ⓘ
Jizan Province ⓘ
linked to: Jazan Region

Makkah Province ⓘ
relativeTo east of the Red Sea ⓘ
terrain deep valleys ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
transportRole forms a natural barrier between coastal plain and interior plateau ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asir region → hasMountainRange → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Al Bahah Region → mountainRange → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Faifi Arabic → spokenIn → Faifa Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sarawat Mountains
Western Saudi Arabia → hasMountainRange → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Jabal Sawda → partOf → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Tihamah of Saudi Arabia → runsParallelTo → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Baljurashi → locatedOn → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Al Aqiq → locatedNear → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Al Aqiq → isPartOfMountainSystem → Sarawat mountain system ⓘ
linked to: Sarawat Mountains
Al Qara → locatedNear → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Shada Mountain Reserve → locatedIn → Sarawat Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Sarawat Mountains
Faifa mountain area → partOf → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: Faifa (Fayfa) mountain area
Faifa mountain area → nameVariant → Faifa Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: Faifa (Fayfa) mountain area
linked to: Sarawat Mountains
Al Bahah → locatedInMountainRange → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Faifi → hasDialectArea → Faifa Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sarawat Mountains
Sarat Mountains → alsoKnownAs → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Taif Province → locatedOn → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
southwestern Saudi Arabia → partOf → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Asir Mountains → partOf → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Mount Thawr → locatedInRange → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
Taif → locatedOn → Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Taif