The height of the top of the mountain is between 2,500 and 2,900 metres (8,200 and 9,500 feet) above sea level, this has caused a controversy with the timing of the sunset for Ramadan, as the sun stays on the peak two minutes longer than the surrounding area. To resolve the controversy a panel of religious scholars visited the mountain to observe sunset.[3] The committee of legitimacy, including a member of the Supreme Council of Saudi Scholars Abdullah al-Mutlaq determined that the peak need not adhere to calendar.
Locationedit
The mountain is located 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of Taif. It overlooks the Shifa tourist center. The mountain is used to know the dates of prayer, fasting and breakfast in the month of Ramadan. The vegetation of the mountain is covered with juniper trees, the plant covers the bottom of the mountain and then gradually thins out until it reaches the top. The temperature of the top reaches below 0 °C (32 °F) in the winter. The mountain has a tourist resort just 7 km (4.3 mi) away from the Shifa.[4]
jabal, daka, jabal, dakkā, arabic, mount, daka, highest, mountain, area, town, shafā, about, from, city, taif, located, western, region, saudi, arabia, jabal, dakka, shafa, hejazhighest, pointelevation2, coordinates21, 283namingnative, nameج, arabic, jabal, da. Jabal Dakka Arabic ج ب ل د ك ا or Mount Daka is the highest mountain in the area of the town of Ash Shafa 1 about 20 km 12 mi from the city of Taif located in the western region of Saudi Arabia 2 Jabal DakaJabal Dakka Al Shafa HejazHighest pointElevation2 500 2 900 m 8 200 9 500 ft Coordinates21 06 N 40 17 E 21 100 N 40 283 E 21 100 40 283NamingNative nameج ب ل د ك ا Arabic Jabal Dakka Arabic GeographyJabal DakaLocation in Saudi ArabiaShow map of Saudi ArabiaJabal DakaJabal Daka Middle East Show map of Middle EastJabal DakaJabal Daka Asia Show map of AsiaLocationMakkah Region Saudi Arabia Contents 1 Height 2 Location 3 Wildlife 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHeight editThe height of the top of the mountain is between 2 500 and 2 900 metres 8 200 and 9 500 feet above sea level this has caused a controversy with the timing of the sunset for Ramadan as the sun stays on the peak two minutes longer than the surrounding area To resolve the controversy a panel of religious scholars visited the mountain to observe sunset 3 The committee of legitimacy including a member of the Supreme Council of Saudi Scholars Abdullah al Mutlaq determined that the peak need not adhere to calendar Location editThe mountain is located 20 kilometres 12 miles south west of Taif It overlooks the Shifa tourist center The mountain is used to know the dates of prayer fasting and breakfast in the month of Ramadan The vegetation of the mountain is covered with juniper trees the plant covers the bottom of the mountain and then gradually thins out until it reaches the top The temperature of the top reaches below 0 C 32 F in the winter The mountain has a tourist resort just 7 km 4 3 mi away from the Shifa 4 Wildlife editSee also Wildlife of Saudi Arabia Hamadryas baboons are present here 5 See also editList of mountains in Saudi ArabiaReferences edit Cuddihy Kathy 2001 18 An A to Z of Places and Things Saudi London Stacey International pp 174 209 ISBN 1 9009 8840 2 sauditour info alhayat com Archived from the original on 2017 05 10 Retrieved 2017 07 18 sauditour info Teller Matthew 1 November 2012 The Happy Ones Saudi Aramco World Retrieved 10 December 2018 External links editAl Shafa Lonely Planet Al Shafa Taif KSA YouTube Taif Ash Shafa Trip 2016 Jabal Dakka Al Shafa Taif 4K Timelapse on Jabal Dakka in Al Shafa Taif Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jabal Daka amp oldid 1176229404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
