| Shammar Mountains | |
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The area of 'Uqdah on the outskirts of Ha'il
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1350 m |
| Naming | |
| Native name | جِبَال شَمَّر (Arabic) |
| Geography | |
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| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Ha'il |
| Range coordinates | 27°30′N 41°36′E / 27.5°N 41.6°E / 27.5; 41.6 |
The Shammar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال شَمَّر, romanized: Jibāl Shammar) is a mountain range in the northwestern Saudi Arabian province of Ha'il. It includes the Ajā (أَجَا) and Salma subranges.[1][2]
The Aja Mountains are to an extent made up of granite, whereas the Salma are made up of basalt.[1] The phrase "Hadn formation" was used by Chevremont (1982) to refer to volcanic rocks of the area of Ha'il, and was treated by Hadley and Schmidt (1980) as being part of a silicic and volcaniclastic sequence referred to as the "Shammar group", in a broader, regional context.[3]
The protected area of Jabal Aja is of ecological significance.[4] Two Asiatic cheetahs, the last known in the country, were killed near Ha'il in 1973, and their skins kept near the Imara Palace for a few days.[5]
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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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