Marrah Mountains

Marrah Mountains
Jebel Marra
Range
Inner and outer crater, Deriba Crater
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Highest point	Deriba crater
- elevation	3,042 m (9,980 ft)
- coordinates	12°57′00″N 24°16′12″E / 12.95°N 24.27°E / 12.95; 24.27
Geology	Volcanic field

The Marrah Mountains or Marra Mountains (Jebel Marra, Arabic: جبل مرة‎ bad mountains) is a range of volcanic peaks created by a massif that rises up to 3,000 m. It is located in the center of the Darfur region of Sudan, specifically within Dar Zagahawa and neighboring areas. The highest point is Deriba Caldera. The upper reaches of the massif is a small area of temperate climate with high rainfall and permanent springs of water.^[1]

The last eruption occurred around 2000 BC. The centre of activity was Deriba Caldera, and involved caldera collapse following the eruption of pumice and pyroclastic flows which travelled over 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the volcano.^[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Sudan

Footnotes

1. ^ de Waal, Alex, Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan, Oxford University Press (Revised edition), 2005, ISBN 0-19-518163-8, p. 36
2. ^ "Jebel Marra: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0205-03-. 

References

• "Jebel Marra". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0205-03-.