Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Harrat Ash Shamah
Snow-capped Tell Qeni is the highest point of the Jabal ad Druze volcanic field, the southernmost in Syria. It lies in the Haurun-Druze Plateau in SW Syria near the border with Jordan. The field consists of a group of 118 basaltic volcanoes active from the lower-Pleistocene to the Holocene. Anonymous photo by Wikipedia user KFZI310, 2006.
Volcano Number:231001
Volcano Name:Harrat Ash Shamah
Country:Syria-Jordan-Saudi Arabia
Volcano Type:Volcanic field
Last Eruption:1850 CE
Elevation:1100m
Tectonic Setting:Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:276996
Pop. within 10km:276996
Pop. within 30km:276996
Pop. within 100km:276996
Latitude:32.333
Longitude:37.583


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
231001 Harrat Ash Shaam 14148 Confirmed Eruption Kra lava field Radiocarbon (corrected) -2670
231001 Harrat Ash Shaam 14149 Confirmed Eruption 0 Jabal Druse Historical Observations 1850
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