| Harras of Dhamar | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) |
| Coordinates | 14°33′00″N 44°24′06″E / 14.55000°N 44.40167°E / 14.55000; 44.40167 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dhamar Governorate  Yemen |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic field |
| Last eruption | 1937[1] |
The Harras of Dhamar is a volcanic fieldinYemen.[1]
The volcanic field extends 92 km (57 mi) to the south of Dhamar town. The field contains many stratovolcanoes, lava flows, and youthful cones. Basaltic lava flows overlie older Rhyolitic flows. The volcano is responsible for the only 20th-century eruption on the Arabian peninsula, apparently in 1937. The field is 100 km (62 mi) southeast from Yemen's capital city, Sana'a.[1]
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Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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