Global InformationList of mountains in Oman information
Although much of the country has a desert or semi-desert and relatively flat territory, Oman has mountains that include the Hajar Mountains (Arabic: جبال الحجر), located in the northeast of Oman and the far northeast of the United Arab Emirates. These mountains constitute the tallest mountain range in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
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 km2 (438 sq mi) located above 1,500 m (4,900 ft), of which, 410 km2 (160 sq mi) are located above 2,000 m (6,600 ft), and 30 km2 (12 sq mi) are above 2,500 m (8,200 ft).[2]
On the other hand, some of the most relevant peaks, although of lower altitude, are located on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, since in some cases, their position was taken as a reference for the defining the border between the two countries.[3]
However, although a boundary agreement was signed and ratified in 2003, covering the entire border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, including Oman's enclaves on the Musandam Peninsula and in Mahdah, the contents of the agreement have not yet been published, nor detailed maps showing the alignment,[4] despite the fact that some border markers and fences have already been placed on the ground. The future publication of these agreements and maps could make it necessary to modify the content of this annex.
This list includes the name and location of the summits located entirely within the territory of Oman, or at least with its summit located on the border line, regardless of its height. The list is open to new additions referring to mountains that meet these conditions, with a known name and position, and whose reference data is supported by historical maps or other reliable documentary sources.
The list only includes the mountains that, by an objective classification, can be considered as independent and individual mountains, as opposed to subsidiary mountains of a larger one, sub-summits or simple high points.
Many of these mountains are known by different names, the result of local tradition and of the various transcriptions from Arabic to English, so that an individual reference note includes the alternative names with which the mountain has been identified at some point, accompanied by their respective documentary sources.
The region is represented in different satellite images, mainly Google Earth, Google Satellite and Bing Satellite. The exact coordinates of each summit and its altitude, with respect to the sea level, have been established by comparing the OpenTopoMap and OpenMapTiles topographic maps with these images, treating each with the greatest objectivity and the same measurement criteria for all the summits. In some cases, direct recognition and location by GPS have also been used, or references have been checked against data provided by hikers and climbers in itineraries published online.
References provided by the prestigious geographic database of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency of the United States Department of Defense have also been taken into account.
In this version of the article, the values of prominence, nor topographic isolation, were not taken into account to give priority to the task of identifying toponyms and locating the summits.
- ^ https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/39 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - PAGE 39 - The National Archives, London, England
- ^ Tribulus - Volume 19 - 2011 - Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group - The Flora of the Ru'us al-Jibal -the Mountains of the Musandam Peninsula: An Annotated Checklist and Selected Observations - Gary R. Feulner - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2011<https://enhg.org/Portals/1/trib/V19/TribulusV19.pdf>
- ^ "FO 371/132797 - Frontiers between Muscat and Trucial States- 1958 - The National Archives, London, England". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "The World Factbook". CIA.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.