| Jabal Din | |
|---|---|
  Jabal Din Location of Jabal Din in Yemen  Jabal Din Jabal Din (Middle East)  Jabal Din Jabal Din (Asia) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,961 m (9,715 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 15°35′45″N 44°02′41″E / 15.59583°N 44.04472°E[1] |
Jabal Ḍin, or Jabal Ẓin, is a distinct cone-shaped mountain in Yemen.[2] It is located at the northern end of the Sanaa plain, just east of the road from Sanaa to 'Amran.[2] Of volcanic origin, it marks the high point between the Sanaa plain and the al-Bawn plain.[2] Regarded as a sacred site since pre-Islamic times, Jabal Din points approximately to Mecca when viewed from Sanaa.[2] Thus, according to tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad instructed that the people of Sanaa should use Jabal Din as the reference point for the qibla.[2] There are pre-Islamic ruins at Jabal Din's summit, which are said to be the tomb of Qudam ibn Qadim.[2] The mountain does not appear to have been fortified during the Islamic period.[2]
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