Hijaz Mountains

Hijaz Mountains
A road in the mountains from Mecca to Ta'if
Highest point
PeakJabal Werqaan
Elevation2,393 m (7,851 ft)
Coordinates23°0′N 41°0′E / 23.000°N 41.000°E / 23.000; 41.000
Naming
Native nameجِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز (Arabic)
Geography
Hijaz Mountains
Hijaz Mountains
Hijaz Mountains
Country Saudi Arabia
Region(s)Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula

The Hijaz Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز, romanized: Jibāl al-Ḥijāz (Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [dʒɪˈbaːl alħɪˈdʒaːz]) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north and south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, and can thus be treated as including the Midian Mountains, and being part of the Sarawat Mountains, broadly speaking.