Syria · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Volcanic field
Harrat al-Sham
Ash Shaam, Harrat
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1100m
- Last eruption
- -2670
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Syria · Jordan · Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Northern Arabia Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1100m
- Coordinates
- 32.333, 37.583
- Last eruption
- -2670
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The massive Harrat Ash Shaam volcanic province, which extends from Syria through Jordan and into northern Saudi Arabia, contains many smaller volcanic fields.
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From Wikipedia
The Ḥarrat al-Shām, also known as the Harrat al-Harra or Harrat al-Shaba, and sometimes the Black Desert in English, is a region of rocky, basaltic desert straddling southern Syrian region and the northern Arabian Peninsula. It covers an area of some 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) in the modern-day Syrian Arab Republic, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Vegetation is characteristically open acacia shrubland with patches of juniper at higher altitudes.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2670 BCE (±200 yrs) – 2670 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 2670 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate2670 BCE – end unknownKra lava field
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