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The Jebel Akhdar Mountains (Arabic: ٱلْجَبَل ٱلْأَخْضَر, romanized: Al-Jabal Al-Akhḍar, lit. 'The Green Mountain') is a mountain range approximately 80 km (50 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, [2] that is part of the Hajar Mountains in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman.
The Jebel Akhdar War (Arabic: حرب الجبل الأخضر, romanized: Ḥarb al-Jebel el-ʾAkhḍar, lit. 'the Green Mountain War'), [5] also known as the Jebel Akhdar Rebellion [6] or the Oman War [7] (Arabic: حرب عمان, romanized: Ḥarb ʻumān), broke out in 1954 and again in 1957 in Oman, as an effort by the local Omanis in the interior of Oman led by their elected Imam, Ghalib ...
Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams (Arabic: جَبَل شَمْس, lit. 'Mountain of Sun') is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of the town of Al-Hamra. It is the highest mountain in Oman, and is part of the Jebel Akhdar or Jabal Akhdar Mountains, [3] which in turn belongs to the Hajar range. [4]
The highest peaks are found in the Jebel Akhdar Mountains (in Arabic: الجبل الأخض), mountain massif approximately 80 km (50 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, belonging to the Hajar Mountains, [1] which covers an area of 1,135 km 2 (438 sq mi) located above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), of which, 410 km 2 (160 sq mi) are located above 2,000 m ...
In the capital of Muscat, the Royal Opera House, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, and Oman National Museum are must-sees. Outside the capital, the mountainous regions of Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Shams ...
Jabal Shams, which has the highest peak in Oman. The central section of the Hajar is the highest and wildest terrain in the country. Jabal Shams is the highest of the range, [39] followed by Jebel Akhdar. The latter [40] and the smaller Jebel Nakhl range are bounded on the east by the low Samail Valley (which leads northeast to Muscat). [41]
Jebel Akhdar (Oman) Jebel Akhdar War, 1954-1959 This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 22:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Jebel Akhdar War; Dhofar War; 2011 protests; 2018–2019 protests; Oman portal: Oman is a site of pre-historic human habitation, stretching back over 100,000 years ...