You’ll be shocked to know where this ‘snow selfie’ was taken
Jebel Jais is about 1,900 meters above sea level, and located in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Videos have been circulated on social media on Friday of snow fall, but this wasn’t some European destination, or Scandinavia but it was Jebel Jais Mountain in Ras Al Khaimah - the highest peak in the UAE.
Photos and videos showed Emarati Twitter users keen to document the rare moments of fun in the heart of the magnificent landscape filled with a blanket of white fluffy snow.
Jebel Jais is about 1,900 meters above sea level, and located in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
The National Center for Seismology and Meteorology reported the dip in temperature in Jebel Jais was down to -2.2 Celsius.
في مشهد جميل .. تواصل سقوط الثلوج ⛄️ على جبل جيس شمال #رأس_الخيمة في #الإمارات . pic.twitter.com/XMPptCyfpQ
— الاكثر مشاهدة (@TheTopVideo) February 3, 2017
مقطع متداول لتزايد الثلوج حاليا على جبل جيس التابع لإمارة رأس الخيمه اطول قمة جبلية في دولة #الإمارات pic.twitter.com/hsaY2AFlC8
— ALDARMAKI (@OM_Meteorology) February 3, 2017
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— مِـزْن الـسٓـــوٓاري (@mzinelsawari) February 3, 2017
سحب #باردة تنجلي لتكشف عن حُلّة قمة جبل #جيس البيضاء. #اللهم_لك_الحمد #مزن_السواري pic.twitter.com/6QNpTigXnE
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