Shawahet Mountain

Shawahet is a mountain located 47 kilometers west of Mahd adh Dhahab, overlooking As Suwayriqiyah to the south and al-Zour to the north.[1]

History

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Al-Bakri al-Andalusi

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Al-Bakri said: "It's a large mountain, across from a stream called Al-Rafda, which I have identified in the drawing of Abla. This mountain hasleopards and capras, and it grows danthoniopsis and stipagrostis. At it's foothill, there is a valley called Berk, which has vegetation, and there is a water called Bouira, and there is a mountain called Bars which at it's foothill a valley called Baidan, which has many wells, and is cultivated on it; and next to it is a village called Sahn. There are many wells with broken bottoms, some of which are emptied into each other. It has another well called Al-Rasas, which has a lot of water but not used for cultivation due to its narrow location. Below Baidan is a place called Al-Eis, which has a water called Dhanaba Al-Eis, which has many trees of salm and daal. At it's foothill a mountain called Harad which is black, with no vegetation, and below it, there are alleys called Al-Huwaq belongs to Banu Sulaym tribe. Abu Ubaydah said: 'A company of Banu Amer raided the camels of Banu Muhareb bin Sa'saa bin Khusafa in Shawahet. Then the warriors of Banu Kelab of Muhareb killed seven men, and they returned the camels.'"[2][3]

Al-Zamakhshari

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Al-Zamakhshari said: "It's a place, which has a great war."[4]

Yaqut al-Hamawi

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Yaqut al-Hamawi said: "The day of Shawahet is famous among Arabs. It's a mountain close to Medina and As Suwayriqiyah. It also hasleopards and capras, and it grows danthoniopsis and stipagrostis."[5]

Abdulmumin al-Baghdadi

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Abdulmumin al-Baghdadi said: "It's a mountain were Arabs has a day of war in it. It is close to Medina and As Suwayriqiyah, and known for having leopards."[6]

Al-Samhudi

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Al-Samhudi said: "Shawahet, is a mountain close to As Suwayriqiyah, and known for having leopards and capras, and the day of Shawahet, is one of the Arabs wars."[7][8]

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References

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