Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Oman

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A vast desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north (Jebel Akhdar) and southeast coast, where the countries main cities are also located: capital city Muscat, Matrah and Sur in the north, and Salalah in the south. Oman's climate in the interior is hot and dry, but humid along the coast.

Related Topics:
Jebel Akhdar - Muscat - Matrah - Sur - Salalah

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Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity". Not all of Oman's borders with the United Arab Emirates are well defined.

Related Topics:
Cradle of Humanity - United Arab Emirates

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Exclaves and enclaves

The peninsula of Musandam (Musandem) which has a strategic location on the Strait of Hormuz, is separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates and is thus an exclave although not an enclave.

Related Topics:
Musandam - Strait of Hormuz - United Arab Emirates - Exclave

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Oman has one other exclave, this time inside UAE territory, known as Wadi-e-Madhah. It is located halfway between the Musandam peninsula and the rest of Oman http://geosite.jankrogh.com/oman.htm. The exclave is on the Dubai-Hatta road in the Emirate of Sharjah. Belonging to Wilayat Musandam, it covers approximately 75 km². The boundary was settled in 1969. The north-east corner of Madha is closest to the Khorfakkan-Fujairah road, barely 10 m away. Within the exclave is an UAE enclave called Nahwa, also belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. It is about 8 km on a dirt track west of the town of New Madha. It consists of about 40 houses with its own clinic and telephone exchange http://geosite.jankrogh.com/nahwa.htm.

Related Topics:
Wadi-e-Madhah - Dubai - Hatta - Sharjah - 1969 - Khorfakkan - Fujairah - Nahwa

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