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The peninsula lies to the south of the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. [4] It is inhabited by the Shihuh tribe and is mainly governed by Oman as the Musandam Governorate with certain parts governed by the United Arab Emirates, including Ras Al Khaimah and parts of Dibba.
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.
Dibba Al-Hisn can be accessed from one road through UAE and two roads from Musandam (Oman). No airports are available in Dibba Al-Hisn due to its small size. There is an airstrip in Dibba Al-Baya for transportation to Musandam. Taxi service is available. There is a provision for metered taxi service to be provided from the Emirate of Sharjah.
Kumzar (Arabic: كُمْزَار), is a village in Musandam, the northernmost province of Oman. It is the second most northerly inhabited part of the country, and the most northerly inhabited part on its mainland, located on the Strait of Hormuz. The village is only accessible by boat, and its inhabitants speak their own language, known as Kumzari
The Shinas fast ferry service between Muscat and Musandam was launched in August 2008 to alleviate this problem and make the region more accessible. [2] The governorate is accessible by land only from the United Arab Emirates. Mainland Musandam can be accessed by Ras al-Khaimah near Al-Jeer via Route 2, and an exclave of Sharjah, Dibba Al-Hisn.
Of all the African countries that were included in the survey, Ghana ranked highest. [3] Ghana ranks as the seventieth-most stable country in the world and as the 58th–most peaceful country in the world. [5] In 2011, Ghana made $2.19 billion ($2,019,000,000) from the tourism sector, from an estimated 1.1 million international tourist arrivals.
The Omani territory of Madha (Arabic: مَدْحَاء, romanized: madḥāʾ) is an exclave of the Musandam Governorate, enclaved by the United Arab Emirates (UAE); inside it, there is a second-order enclave: Nahwa, which is part of the UAE Emirate of Sharjah. Madha is located halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman.
Shinas is a catamaran ferry in service on the Shinas–Khasab [2] route in Oman, reportedly the fastest diesel ferry in the world. [3] [4] [5] The route connects Musandam Governorate, an exclave of Oman at the tip of the Musandam peninsula, to Oman proper, without crossing through United Arab Emirates like the overland route.