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The caves of Jebel Hafeet are a natural habitat for a wide range of animals, [4] [5] including bats, foxes, snakes, rodents, and hyraxes. The lizard Acanthodactylus opheodurus, which until 1982 was considered extinct in the UAE, has been observed in the area. Among the birds, there is the greatest biodiversity of the whole country: a study ...
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 ...
The range is about 100 km (62 mi) wide, with Jabal Shams being the highest peak at 3,009 m (9,872 ft) in the central region of the mountains. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Currently, the Arabian Plate is moving north relative to the Eurasian Plate at 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) per year.
Jebel Shams. 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 mountain is a popular ...
Jebel Jais. Jebel Jais (Arabic: جبل جيس, romanized: Jabal Jays) is a mountain of the North - Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has an elevation of 1,934 m (6,345 ft). [1] The summit is located on the Omani side, but a high point west of this peak is ...
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 Hajar Mountains in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It rises to a height of 3,018 m (9,902 ft) [1][3] and ...
The well-known highest point in the UAE is on Jebel Jais near Ras al-Khaimah at about 1,910 m (6,270 ft); however, it has a prominence of only about 9 m (30 ft) from its parent peak in Musandam Governorate in Oman, making this only the highest 'point'.
Mountain range Country Emirate / Governorate Altitude (m) Coordinates Jabal as Sayh [a] [7] 001: Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Oman Ras Al Khaimah Musandam: 1,746: Jabal Hadaba [b] [8] [9] 002: Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Oman