Arhab
| Arhab | ||
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| Highest peak | Jabal ad Din ( 3100 m ) | |
| location | Yemen | |
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 38 ′ N , 44 ° 5 ′ E | |
| Type | Volcanic field | |
The Arhab lava field , located north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa at an altitude of approx. 2500 m, consists of a 1500 square kilometer basaltic plateau with some stratovolcanoes and around 60 cinder cones .
Most of the craters are aligned in a north-northwest line and rise above a 100 to 250 meter thick volcanic plateau. The volcanic rocks show a predominantly basaltic-Hawaiian to basaltic-rhyolitic chemical composition. The last eruptions took place between the years 400 and 600, creating a nine-kilometer lava flow.
source
- Arhab in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)