Mount Marrah

mountain, Sudan

Also known as: Mount Marra

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The Marrah Mountains are a rugged, volcanic mountain range located in western Sudan. Extending about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of Al-Fashir, these mountains reach elevations exceeding 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) and form the highest point of the Nile–Lake Chad watershed. Some seasonal tributaries of the Al-ʿArab River originate on their southern slopes. The Marrah Mountains rise from the Darfur Plateau and are part of the western highlands of Sudan, which are characterized by dissected plateaus, mesas, and buttes.12

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Geography
…metres), with the highest peak, Mount Marrah, rising to 10,131 feet (3,088 metres). Elsewhere the sparsely populated plains of Darfur are relatively featureless and arid, particularly in the north, where they merge into the Libyan Desert. Soils, which are generally stony or sandy, support some seasonal grass and low thorny…
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…metres), with the highest peak, Mount Marrah, rising to 10,131 feet (3,088 metres). Elsewhere the sparsely populated plains of Darfur are relatively featureless and arid, particularly in the north, where they merge into the Libyan Desert. Soils, which are generally stony or sandy, support some seasonal grass and low thorny…
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