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The mountains to the west of Sama'il Valley, particularly those in Musandam Peninsula and the UAE, [43] are known as the Western Hajar (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَر ٱلْغَرْبِي, romanized: Al-Ḥajar Al-Gharbī), [44] also known as the "Oman proper". Since Jabal Akhdar and mountains in its vicinity are west of the valley, they may be ...
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 ...
Jabal Qada'ah [2] (Arabic: جبل قداعة, romanized: Jabal Kidā'ah), also known as Jabal Al Aḩqab, [3] is a mountain located in the Hajar Mountains range, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Al Hajar ash Sharqi, or the Eastern Hajar, extends eastwards towards Ras al Hadd, the easternmost point in Oman and Arabia. The Sama'il Gap separates the eastern and western portions of the range. The limestone massifs of Jebel Shams (2,997 m (9,833 ft)) and Jebel Akhdar (2,980 m (9,780 ft)), located just west of the Sumail Gap, are the highest ...
Located in the Western Hajar Mountains, sitting wholly within the UAE, it has a prominence of around 216 m (709 ft) from its parent peak, Jabal Harf Tila (1,568 m), on the border between UAE and Oman - Coordinates 25.689278°N, 56.158500°E.
The U.A.E. is not a mountainous country, as most of its territory is desert or semi-desert and relatively flat, but it does have excellent mountains, which are part of the Hajar Mountains, [1] located in the northeast of Oman and east of the U.A.E., [2] which are the highest in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
It has a popular heritage village, including a collection of reconstructed traditional mountain dwellings and is popular for weekend getaways with both people camping in the winter months or staying at the Hatta Fort Hotel, [7] [13] [14] which is located only 2.7 km (1.7 mi) away from Hatta Dam.
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 ]