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Jabal Shammar
JABAL SHAMMAR
Named for the Shammar tribal confederation, Jabal Shammar consists of the Aja Mountains, which are mainly granite; the basaltic Salma Mountains; the high sand dunes of al-Nafud; and scattered oases. A mixed economy of pastoral nomadism, oasis agriculture, and urban crafts and trade prevailed until the modern era. The region's principal city, the oasis of Hʾil, has been for centuries an important stopping place for persons traveling between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina and the towns and cities of Iraq and Iran. Hail continues to be an important regional center of transportation, commerce, and administration, as well as one of the principal agricultural areas in Saudi Arabia. see also saudi arabia. BibliographyAl Rasheed, Madawi. Politics in an Arabian Oasis: The Rashidi Tribal Dynasty. New York and London: I.B. Tauris, 1991. Vassiliev, Alexei. The History of Saudi Arabia. New York: New York University Press, 2000. eleanor abdella doumato |
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Doumato, Eleanor Abdella. "Jabal Shammar." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Doumato, Eleanor Abdella. "Jabal Shammar." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601399.html Doumato, Eleanor Abdella. "Jabal Shammar." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601399.html |
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Jabal Shammar
Jabal Shammar , former emirate, N Saudi Arabia. Its capital was at Hail. In 1921, Ibn Saud conquered the forces of the emir, Ibn Rashid, and annexed the territory to his kingdom of Nejd. |
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"Jabal Shammar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jabal Shammar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-JabalSha.html "Jabal Shammar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-JabalSha.html |
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