Qurayn Abu al Bawl | |
Other Name: | Tuwayyir al Hamir |
Elevation M: | 103 |
Map: | Qatar#Persian Gulf |
Label Position: | left |
Listing: | Country high point |
Location: | Qatar |
Coordinates: | 24.7178°N 51.0475°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Type: | Hill |
Qurain Abu al-Bawl (also Gurain al Balbul, Gurain al Bâlbûl, Qurain Abul Bul, Qurayn Aba al Bawl, Qurayn Abā al Bawl, Tuwayyir al Hamir[2]) is the highest point of Qatar, with an altitude of 103 metres (338 ft). It is located south of the peninsula near the border to Saudi Arabia.[3]
"Qurain" is interchangeable with "Qarn", the Arabic word which roughly corresponds to sandy, flat hillock. The second part of the name, romanized either as "Abu al-Bawl" or "Balboul", was chosen as the hill is thought to represent the shape of a traditional flat-shaped toy known as balboul.[4]