Although much of the country has a desert or semi-desert and relatively flat territory, Oman has mountains that include the Hajar Mountains (), 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 long and wide, belonging to the Hajar Mountains,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 which covers an area of located above , of which, are located above , and are above . 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>

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.

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, 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.

Mountains of Oman

Mountains of Oman NameNotes and citations OrderMountain rangeCountryGovernorate / EmirateAltitude (m) CoordinatesJebel Shams https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/55 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - PAGE 55 - The National Archives, London, Englandwww.geoview.info - Jabal Shamshttps://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13231 www.peakbagger.com - Jebel Shams, OmanTrekking path to the southern summit of Jabal Shams from ‘The Plateau’ - Ministry of Tourism <https://web.archive.org/web/20130309194328/http://www.omantourism.gov.om/wps/wcm/connect/ac5623804470a00db4dabfbf0c53e49e/trekking+routs3.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ac5623804470a00db4dabfbf0c53e49e]https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/55 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - 1936 - The National Archives, London, England 001 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jebel Kawr (peak) https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/35 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - 1936 - The National Archives, London, Englandhttps://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/162864/n/53 Sultan's Armed Forces - Ref. FO 371/162864 - 1962 - The National Archives, London, Englandhttps://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/464/33/n/115 Arabia: arbitration concerning Buraimi and the common frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia; memorial submitted by the UK Government, volume 2, annexes - Ref. FO 464/33 - 1955 - The National Archives, London, England 002 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Qarn Wukan / Qarn Wakan 003 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jebel Qiyut www.peakbagger.com - Jebel Qiyut, Oman 004 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Qarn al Hammam 005 Hajar Mountains Al Batinah South Jabal Khadar 006 Hajar Mountains Ash Sharqiyah South Qarn al Khuzar 007 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jabal Misht www.peakbagger.com - Jebel Misht, Oman 008 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jabal Al Harim www.peakbagger.com - Jebel al Harim, Omanhttps://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/26 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - 1936 - The National Archives, London, England 009 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Nakhal / Jabal Nakhl https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/43 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - PAGE 43 - The National Archives, London, England 010 Hajar Mountains Al Batinah South Ra's ash Shayf 011 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jabal Ghul 012 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Ra's al Kabul 013 Hajar Mountains Al Batinah South Jabal al Jarū‘ 014 Hajar Mountains Al Batinah South Jabal Bil Ays / Jebel Jais 015 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jebel Aswad (SE Muscat) Journal of Arid Environments - ELSEVIER - Vegetation patterns and diversity along an altitudinal and a grazing gradient in the Jabal al Akhdar mountain range of northern Oman - Katja Brinkmann, Annette Patzelt, Uta Dickhoefer, Eva Schlecht, Andreas Buerkert - 2008<http://w.sulama.de/documents/publications/Brinkmann_2009.pdf> 016 Hajar Mountains Muscat Jabal Haymir 017 Hajar Mountains Al Batinah South Jabal Bani Jabr 018 Hajar Mountains Ash Sharqiyah South Jabal as Sayh 019 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jebel Qihwi 020 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Hadaba FCO 18/1920 - 1962 - Boundaries of the Northern Trucial States: prepared and drawn from sketch maps and information supplied by Julian Walker; preliminary edition<https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1920>FCO 18/1932 - 1958 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah<https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1932> 021 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Tafif FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1969> 022 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Harf Tila 023 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Khanzur 024 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Yabana Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993 025 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Haqab / Jabal Hagab 026 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Bahar 027 Hajar Mountains Musandam Al Jabal al Abyad 028 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jabal Sham 029 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jabal al Harah / Fine Peak 030 Hajar Mountains Musandam Um Alnosoor / Jabal Hatta 031 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi Jabal Halat 032 Hajar Mountains Ad Dakhiliyah Jebel Hafeet 033 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi Jabal Sumayni / Jebel Sumeini 034 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi Jabal Bu Faraj 035 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi

Notas

Véase también

List of wadis of Oman List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates

References