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The northern section of the border divides the Omani exclave of Musandam from the UAE Emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah.This peninsula commands the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with the Oman-UAE border consisting of a series of irregular, though roughly horizontal, lines running through mountainous terrain, from the western Persian Gulf coast to the eastern Gulf of Oman coast.
The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56°25′ east longitude. [3] It shares a 19 km (12 mi) border with Qatar on the northwest, a 530 km (330 mi) border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and southeast, and a 450 km (280 mi) border with Oman on the southeast and northeast. [3]
Khatmat Malaha is a 24-hour border crossing between the United Arab Emirates and Oman. [1] In Oman, the Batinah Expressway, a 256km 8-lane highway, links the Muscat Expressway in Halban to the UAE border at Khatmat Malaha. [2] Wajaja is an alternative border crossing. [1]
Al-Ain is the main settlement [8] [9] in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, located on the country's eastern border with Oman, where the adjacent town of Al-Buraimi is located. The region is located to the west of the Western Hajar Mountains [10] and the Gulf of Oman, [1] and in the vicinity of the Rub' al-Khali Desert. [3]
The town of Al-Buraimi is an oasis town in northwestern Oman, on the border of the United Arab Emirates. Al Ain is an adjacent city on the UAE side of the border. Both settlements are part of the historical region of Tawam [3] or Al-Buraimi Oasis. [4] For many decades, there had been an open border between Al-Buraimi located in Oman and Al-Ain.
Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .
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