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The Hijaz Mountains, or Hejaz Range, is a mountain range is located in the Hejaz region, of western Saudi Arabia. The range runs north—south along the eastern coast of the Red Sea. ==Geography== The western coastal escarpment of the Arabian Peninsula is composed of two mountain ranges, the Hijaz Mountain to the north and the Asir Mountains farther south, with a gap between them near the middle of the peninsula's coastline. From an elevation of , the range declines towards the vicinity of the gap about , The mountain wall drops abruptly on the western side toward the Red Sea, leaving the narrow coastal plain of Tihamah. The eastern slopes are not as steep, allowing rare rainfall to help create oases around the springs and wells of the few wadis. ;Mining The Hijaz Mountains include the "Cradle of Gold (''Mahd adh Dhahab'')" district, in the region between Mecca and Medina. It is the only known Arabian source for workable quantities of gold. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hijaz Mountains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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