Editing Geography of Yemen (section)

==Elevation==
Yemen is a continuously elevated country, with only the coastal plains being the lowest-lying areas. Jagged peaks and plateaus cover most of Yemen, and the average elevation in the country is about {{convert|2,000|m|ft}}. The interior mountains have elevations ranging from a few hundred meters to the highest point in the country and the [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb]], which is {{convert|3,666|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, within the [[Jabal Haraz|Haraz]]i subrange of the [[Sarawat Mountains|Sarawat]].<ref name="Burrows2010">{{cite book |author=Robert D. Burrowes |title=Historical Dictionary of Yemen |pages=5–340 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjXRfqBv_0UC |isbn=978-0-8108-5528-1}}</ref><ref name="Laughlin2008">{{cite book |last=McLaughlin |first=Daniel |title=Yemen |publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]] |chapter=1: Background |page=3 |isbn=978-1-8416-2212-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQvhZaEVzjcC |year=2008}}</ref> The range of elevation is thus from [[sea level]] to {{convert|3666|m|ft}}, and among the countries in the Arab world, it is the one with the second highest high point, after [[Morocco]]'s {{convert|4,167|m|ft|0}} high [[Jbel Toubkal]]. The Yemenis used the elevation of their homeland to stay isolated for thousands of years with foreign trade conducted only when the Yemenis wished to go to the coastal areas. The mountains are young, jagged peaks that are known to rise from an elevation of a few hundred meters to well over {{convert|3,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The mountains can be separated into a western and central highland. The western highlands have peaks reaching around {{convert|3,000|m|mile|abbr=off}}, with relatively fertile soil and sufficient and plentiful rainfall. The central highlands is more like a plateau of about {{convert|2,000|–|3,200|m|mile|abbr=off}}, with rolling hills, small knolls, and some very prominent peaks, but is still relatively more elevated. Less rainfall can be seen in this region, but the summer months give enough to sustain crops.