Al Lith

History

Al Lith got its name from the Valley of Leith, which is located at the east, near the village of Ghumayqah (). Al Lith today is a commercial port that receives pilgrims and goods from all corners of the world. In the past, it used to be a large commercial port that receives ships from Jizan, Yemen and the coast of Africa, and exporting those goods after that to Mecca and Jeddah.

Geography

It is located south of the Miqat of Yalamlam, to the southwest of Mecca, and south of Jeddah. Its northern villages are just away from Mecca. It extends to Hejaz mountains, and the cities of Adham and Taif to the east, and as far south as the city of Al Qunfudhah. The international coastal road Jeddah - Jizan passes by it. Al Lith has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25
• Caspian Tern

  Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) · Aves
  23
• Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

  Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839) · Aves
  23
• Sooty Gull

  Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
  21
• Brown Booby

  Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  20
• Common Greenshank

  Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) · Aves
  20
• Namaqua Dove

  Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  20
• Western Reef-Heron

  Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
  19