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Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and covers a total land area of 309,500 km 2 (119,500 sq mi). The land area is composed of varying topographic features: valleys and desert account for 82 percent of the land mass; mountain ranges, 15 percent; and the coastal plain, 3 percent.
Geology of Oman. The geology of Oman includes varied landscapes which are a blend of its geological history, and its climate over the past few million years. Rock outcrops in the Hajar, Huqf and Dhofar Mountains are a point of interest for international geologists. The rock record spans about 825 million years and includes at least three ...
An enlargeable map of the Sultanate of Oman. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Oman: Oman – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Oman borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest.
Oman, [b] officially the Sultanate of Oman, [c] is a country in Arabia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and overlooks the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The capital and largest city is Muscat. Oman has a population of about 5.28 million ...
The wildlife of Oman is the flora and fauna of this country in the south eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, with coasts on the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The climate is hot and dry, apart from the southeastern coast, and the country offers a variety of habitats for wildlife including mountains, valleys, deserts, coastal plains and ...
The Oman government has created the Wadi Sareen Reserve and an area of Jebel Qahwan-Jebal Sebtah in the Eastern Hajar, for the protection of Arabian tahr and mountain gazelle. For visitors, there is a road into the mountains from the town of Birkat al-Mawz (on the road to Nizwa from Muscat) and a walking route through Wadi al-Muaydin to the ...
List of mountains in Oman. Oman topographic map. Oman - Jebel Shams Grand Canyon. View of Jabal Harim from the Green Valley. Jebel Qihwi. In the Ru'us al-Jabal Mountains, Musandam Peninsula, Oman. View of the top of Jabal Bil Ays - Jebel Jais and its southern slope. View of Jebel Hafeet. Although much of the country has a desert or semi-desert ...
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