GVP volcano 231001 · no holder yet
Harrat Ash Shaam
Harrat Ash Shaam is a 1,100 m volcanic field where Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia meet, last erupted around 2670 BCE.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 1,100 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2670 BCE
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 1 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 32.33°N 37.58°E · Syria-Jordan-Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Northern Arabia Volcanic Province, Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 231001
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).