Harra es-Sawad
Volcanic field in Yemen
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Harra es-Sawad, or the "Shuqra Volcanic Field",[1] is a large trachybasaltic volcanic field that runs along the Gulf of Aden. Nearby is the city of Shuqrah.[2][3]
| Harra es-Sawad | |
|---|---|
| Shuqra Volcanic Field[1] | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,737 m (5,699 ft) |
| Coordinates | 13.5800°N 46.1200°E |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Yemen |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic Field |
| Last eruption | 1253 |
Morphology
The field stretches for around 100 km (62 miles), contains around 100 volcanic cones, and is orientated on a WSW-ENE line. This has produced a 40 km × 95 km (25 by 59 miles) lava field, which is mostly Holocene in age, and covers faulted basement limestone. Many of the fields cones are young and uneroded.[1][2][3]