Qurayn Abu al Bawl

Qurain Abu al-Bawl (also Gurain al Balbul, Gurain al Bâlbûl, Qurain Abul Bul, Qurayn Aba al Bawl, Qurayn Abā al Bawl, Tuwayyir al Hamir[2]) is the highest point of Qatar, with an altitude of 103 metres (338 ft). It is located south of the peninsula near the border to Saudi Arabia.[3]

Qurayn Abu al Bawl
Tuwayyir al Hamir
Far view of the hill from Qatar-UAE Road
Highest point
Elevation103 m (338 ft)
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates24°43′04″N 51°02′51″E [1]
Naming
Native nameقرين أبو البول  (Arabic)
Geography
Qurayn Abu al Bawl
Location in Qatar
Qurayn Abu al Bawl
Location in the Persian Gulf
LocationQatar
Geology
Mountain typeHill

Etymology

"Qurain" is interchangeable with "Qarn", the Arabic word which roughly corresponds to sandy, flat hillock. The second part of the name, romanized either as "Abu al-Bawl" or "Balboul", was chosen as the hill is thought to represent the shape of a traditional flat-shaped toy known as balboul.[4]

gollark: No other software can come close.
gollark: As I said, V manages 408TwLoCHz.
gollark: We all know how you interact with ghidrae, yes.
gollark: I'm not sure I trust this mysterious 1.8MB binary.
gollark: Hmm, how does Nim compare? It also goes through C these days (unless you use nlvm) but things.

See also

References
  1. Peakbagger
  2. travelingluck.com, Qurayn Abū al Bawl last viewed 10. März 2012
  3. qatartourism.gov.qa Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine A Key Geographical Location, last viewed 10. März 2012
  4. Jacques LeBlanc (March 2008). "A fossil hunting guide to the tertiary formations of Qatar, Middle East" (PDF) (1st ed.). p. 71. Retrieved 14 January 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.