Jabal Raḩabah, Mountain summit in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Jabal Rahabah is a 1,543 m peak in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, the fifth highest in the United Arab Emirates and lying entirely within its territory. A communications antenna stands on the summit, reached by a footpath from Rahabah North Col at 1,223 m. Its eastern slope, cut by a wide road, feeds Wadi Jib, while the western slope forms Wadi Rahabah, which runs to the Persian Gulf.
The British cartographer Julian F. Walker documented this mountain between 1950 and 1960 during the mapping of the region. His survey work helped establish boundaries in the United Arab Emirates.
The mountain's historical area was inhabited by the Bani Shatair, one of the two main sections of the Shihuh seminomadic tribe. They occupied the Shihuh tribal area of Bani Bakhit, which included this territory. The tribe's name survives in the oral and documentary record of the northern mountains.
The summit is reached on foot from Rahabah North Col at 1,223 m, where viewpoints and a service area known as Viewing Deck Park are installed; a pedestrian path runs southwest from the col to the communications antenna on top. The eastern slope is crossed by a wide road that has badly damaged the terrain, so walkers should expect loose, disturbed ground there.
The eastern slope features seasonal water streams, while the western face channels water toward the Persian Gulf through Wadi Rahabah. These natural water paths shape how water flows across the surrounding landscape.
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