Al-Manifa

Al-Manifa is a mountain located 20 kilometers north of Ajnuna[1] near Wadi al-Hrob in north western Saudi Arabia. On the basis that Hrob is a corruption of Horeb, in the early 20th century Alois Musil and H. Philby independently proposed that Al-Manifa was the Biblical Mount Sinai.

This article is about the mountain in southern Saudi Arabia. For the village west of Riyadh, see Arwa (village).
Jabal Al-Manifa
Jabal Al-Manifa
Location in Saudi Arabia
Highest point
Elevation~1,160 metres (3,806 ft)
Coordinates28°20′26″N 35°17′33″E 
Naming
Native nameجبل المنيفة

Manifa is having oil reserves of 11 billion barrels. Huge development work is in progress this area to support the extraction of oil.

References
  1. "`Ajnuna' (Ajnuna) Map, Weather and Photos - Saudi Arabia: populated place - Lat:28.0856 and Long:35.1869". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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