Jabal Marrah
Mountain · 3,042 m
Jabal Marrah is a mountain rising to 3,042 metres (9,980 ft) in Sudan, in the Africa region.
The Marrah Mountains or Marra Mountains (Fur, Fugo Marra; جبل مرة, Jebel Marra) are a range of volcanic peaks in a massif that rises up to 3,042 metres (9,980 ft). They are the highest mountains in Sudan.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Jebel Marra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 3,042 m (9,980 ft)
- Global rank
- #222 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Africa (#25)
- Country
- Sudan
- Coordinates
- 12.9497°, 24.2379°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Jabal Marrah ranks #222 by elevation, below Mount Victoria (3,053 m) and above Jabal Shams (3,035 m).
- Ranges:
- Marrah Mountains (Africa), Ethiopian Highlands (Africa)
- Neighbouring summits:
- Emi Koussi (3,415 m), Mont Ngaoui (1,410 m), Kinyeti (3,187 m)
More about Jabal Marrah
Geography
The mountains are located in the center of the Darfur region of Sudan on the border of the states of South Darfur and Central Darfur, with a smaller part of the range in the state of North Darfur. The highest point is Deriba Caldera. The upper reaches of the massif is a small area of temperate climate with high rainfall and permanent springs of water amidst the dry savanna and scrub of the Sahel below.
Apart from the Aïr Mountains in Niger which are on the border of the Sahara proper, the Marrah Mountains are the only major mountain range in the otherwise flat Sahel, rising up to 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) above the plain, but are relatively unknown owing to lack of development and political conflict in the region.
The last eruption occurred around 1500 BC.
History
The Jebel Marra inhibited the spread of Arabisation from east to west, and were a place of refuge for sultans in precolonial times.
From 1984 to 1994, the Jebel Marra Rural Development Project established privately owned and community forests. The project developed nurseries, supplied seedlings and encouraged farmers to plant and manage trees on their own land. Afforestation on private land began in 1984, and some plantations had reached production by 1992, providing income for farmers. The programme relied heavily on the exotic species Eucalyptus citriodora, which farmers favoured for its rapid growth and strong market demand. After the project ended, extension services became very limited, but community forestry continued in the area.
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