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The ecoregion occupies an area of 19,913 km 2 (7,688 sq mi) in eastern Yemen and southern Oman's Dhofar Governorate. The ecoregion covers four separate areas. The westernmost is the Ureys (or Areys) range, a coastal mountain range that rises east of the town of Shuqrah, 150 kilometres northeast of Aden. The range is made up of dark igneous rock ...
Salalah (Arabic: صَلَالَة, romanized: Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949. [1] Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar province. Salalah is the birthplace of former Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said ...
The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.In a broad sense, they extend from Dhofar Governorate in Oman to Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen, and are located between the Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the Sarawat in the western part of Yemen. [1]
Salalah, the region's capital, has an international airport, one of the largest seaports in the Middle East, several resorts including the Marriott and the Crowne Plaza, and a university. The Burj-al-Nadha clock tower is a local landmark and is featured in the Dhofar Municipality coat of arms. [citation needed]
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 ...
Al-Alam Palace is one of the most famous landmarks in Oman. Oman is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. Tourism in Oman grew considerably during the 2000s, and a 2013 report predicted that it would become one of the largest industries in the nation. In 2019, Oman attracted about 4.1 million visitors from around the world, a massive increase ...
Al Maamoura Palace (Arabic: قصر المعمورة العامر Qaṣr al-Maamoura al-Amer) is the Sultan of Oman's residence in Maʽmurah just outside of Salalah. [1] The palace is surrounded by extensive gardens with a falaj running through the grounds.
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 ...