ziglab

Updated: May 13, 2025

It has two fine bays, facing the shore and admirably defended from all winds; the southern not a little resembles Sinafir-cove. The "top," or dwarf plateau, commands a fine view of the coast scenery; the "Pins" of the Sharr; the Mutadan Mountain, twin ridges of grey white granite, and, further south, the darker forms of Raydan and Ziglab.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - The Land of Midian — Volume 2

This stone had reappeared in large quantities, the moment we crossed the divide; the pale grey of the Jebel Ziglab and its neighbours was evidently owing to its presence; and from this point it will be found extending southwards and seawards as far as El-Hejaz. He brought with him a hard white stone much resembling trachyte, and fragments of fine green jasper.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - The Land of Midian — Volume 2