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I climbed Jabal Al-Noor (642 meter) in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia accompanied with my wife Ola Khalaf and daughter Nora Khalaf
on 08.04.2012 during our Umrah visit in April 2012.
Jabal Al-Noor (Mountain Al-Noor) belongs to the Hijaz Mountains. At the top,
we visited Ghar Hira' (Cave Hira'), the place where Prophet Mohammad Peace
Be Upon Him, received the first revelation from ALLAH through the Messenger
Angel Gabriel.
We saw many Arabian Baboons (Papio hamadryas makkah, Khalaf 2015) on Jabal
Al-Noor in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. They were moving along the mountain
stairs, and eating bananas given to them by the mountain climbers.

Arabian Baboon (Papio hamadryas makkah, Khalaf 2015) eating a banana on Jabal Al Noor
in Makkah Al Mukarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Photo by: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman
Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. 08.04.2012.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/12064554125/

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Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas Linnaeus, 1758) and the
Arabian Baboon (Papio hamadryas makkah Khalaf, 2015)
The Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas Linnaeus, 1758) is a species
of baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the
baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 125 – May 2015