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Mountain · Egypt

Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt

Elevation
2,187 m
#8,055
in the world
#18
in Egypt
1,747 m
prominence

Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt is a mountain in Egypt, rising to 2,187 m, the 18th highest we list in Egypt.

Nearest town
45 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt

Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt lies in Egypt, in Red Sea.

Key facts

Elevation
2,187 m (7,175 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,747 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Red Sea
Coordinates
26.977, 33.490

How it ranks

Among peaks in Egypt
#18of 26
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#8,055of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Jabal Şabbāgh2,255 m147 km
Gebel Yithmid el- Qibli2,207 m151 km
Gebel Yithmid el-Baheri2,221 m152 km
Jabal ath Thabţ2,436 m152 km
Jabal Mas‘ūd2,248 m153 km
Jabal Rimḩān2,413 m159 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
HurghadaEgypt207,13245 km
SafagaEgypt53,63951 km
QinaEgypt252,883118 km
Al QuşayrEgypt24,653125 km
QifţEgypt24,010128 km

About this mountain

At 2,187 m, Jabal Shā'ib al Banāt stands in the Red Sea region of Egypt. Its topographic prominence of 1,747 m reflects its height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The mountain ranks 18th among Egypt's listed peaks and lies 44.7 km from Hurghada.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Mount Catherine2,637 m
3Jabal Abū Rūmayl2,624 m
4Jabal Umm Shūmar2,578 m
5Jabal al Khalā2,543 m
6Jabal al Li‘dah2,455 m
7Jabal ath Thabţ2,436 m
8Jabal Rimḩān2,413 m
9Jabal Abū Shajarah2,343 m
10Jabal al Azraq2,297 m
11Jabal Mūsá2,285 m

Common questions

How tall is Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt?
Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt rises to 2,187 m (7,175 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt?
Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt is in Egypt, in Red Sea.
Where does Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt rank?
It is the 18th highest of the 26 peaks we list in Egypt, and #8,055 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Jabal Shā’ib al Banāt?
Hurghada, Egypt, about 45 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.