| HUSSAIN, MAHBUB; AL-KHALIFAH, FADHEL; KHANDAKER, NAZRUL ISLAM 2006 | The mountain has caves , and some of them , such as " Al-Nashab cave " has moderate steady temperature throughout the year |
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| "The Jabal Qarah Caves of The Hofuf Area, Northeastern Saudi Arabia: A Geological Investigation" | Geology [ ] The base area of Al-Qarah mountain is about 14 square and consists of reddish colored sedimentary rocks |
The reason of the regular temperature is the thermal insulation of the rocks and the caves are not exposed to direct sun.
1| Journal of Cave and Karst Studies v68 : 12—21 | " it a divine formation , and human didn't do anything about that " Al-Janbi said in his book |
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| several types of the mountain's caves extend in a form of ribbed grids of cracked ground , while the others are cavities due to chemical weathering , abrasion process and collapses | also it's called " Al-Shaba'an " because it's among the palm trees and the rivers , and it has wild high caves which is cold at summer |
The tourism projects' cost which was done by the company was about 100 million Saudi Riyal.
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