Saudi Arabia | After being selected as one of the best geological landmarks in the world.. 5 facts about Al Wahbah Crater

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/09/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has chosen Al Wahbah Crater to be among the top 100 geological heritage sites in the world for the year 2024. This selection came after it was nominated by the International Union of Geological Sciences, and was recorded during the participation of the Saudi Geological Survey in the activities of the 37th International Geological Congress 2024, which was held in the city of Busan, South Korea.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also like:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Video: The 3 most prominent scenes of rain in Medina yesterday, Friday</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the occasion of<br /> Documenting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%... (a silt quarry) on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D... list as one of the 100 most beautiful geological landmarks in the world.<br /><br /> Share with us a photo or video of the nozzle taken by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83?src=has... . <a href="https://t.co/zqYQwx6Qx0">pic.twitter.com/zqYQwx6Qx0</a></p> — Saudi Geology (@SaudiGeology) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaudiGeology/status/1829202760782197055?ref_src=twsr... 29, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Top 5 Facts About Al Wahbah Crater</h2><ol style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is one of the oldest volcanic craters in the world, having formed more than a million years ago.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is one of the deepest volcanic craters in the world, reaching a depth of about 220 to 230 meters.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is considered one of the largest craters and volcanoes, with a diameter of 2,300 meters.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It contains a salt layer formed by climate and weather changes.</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It contains 175 small volcanoes.</li></ol><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Saudi Geological Survey announced the selection and nomination of Al Wahbah Crater, located in Harrat Kishb, about 270 km northeast of Jeddah, among the top 100 geological heritage sites in the world for the year 2024.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Learn about the activities of the 5th edition of Riyadh Season</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Al-Zaqaq: Noticeable climate changes due to the entry of the second star of the Suhail stars</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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