Dhofar Mountains

Mountain range in southern Oman

"Al-Qarah Mountain" redirects here. For another mountain, see Al-Qarah Mountain (Saudi Arabia).

Dhofar Mountains

The area of Salalah during the annual Khareef season

Highest point
Coordinates| 17°06′N 54°00′E﻿ / ﻿17.1°N 54.0°E﻿ / 17.1; 54.0
Naming
Native name| جِبَال ظُفَار (Arabic)
Geography

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Country|  Oman
Region| Asia

The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, they extend from Dhofar Governorate in Oman to Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen, and are located between the Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the Sarawat in the western part of Yemen.[1] Otherwise, the range in the eastern part of Yemen, particularly near Mukalla, is referred to as the Hadhramaut[2] or "Mahrat".[1]

## Geology

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See also: Geology of Oman

The Dhofar Mountains consist of three subranges: Jabal al-Qarā (Arabic: جبل القرا), Jabal al-Qamar (Arabic: جبل القمر) and Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جبل سمحان).[1][3][4] The latter is the highest point at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[5]

## Wildlife

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See also: Wildlife of Oman, Ischnocolus vanandelae, and Euphorbia larica

The Arabian leopard thrives here, particularly in Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve.[3][6]

These mountains are home to Oman's largest population of Nubian ibex.[7]

The Asiatic cheetah used to occur in this region. Oman's last known cheetah was killed near Jibjat in 1977 (Harrison, 1983).[8]

In December 2018, a Schokari sand racer was spotted in a mountain in this region.[9]

## Gallery

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* The rugged landscape outside Salalah, outside the Kharīf season

* Ayn Jarziz with the greenery typical of the Kharīf (autumn)

* Camels in the vicinity of Salalah

* Camels walking in the rugged landscape, outside the Kharīf season

* Camel ride in 1948

* This is claimed to be the mosque where the remains of Ayyub (Job) are located[10]

* Trees and camels

* Landscape of Al-Qarah Mountains

## See also

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* Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert
* Geography of Oman
* Hills of Masirah Island
* South Arabia
* South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune
* Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna

## References

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1. ^ a b c Cavendish, Marshall (2006). "I: Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Cavendish Publishing. pp. 8–22. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
2. ^ Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Vol. 2\. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 117–122. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
3. ^ a b Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 1): 4–8.
4. ^ Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin (2013-04-17). "11–13". Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 270–345. ISBN 978-9-4017-3637-4.
5. ^ "Samhan Mountain". Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
6. ^ Spalton, J. A.; Hikmani, H. A.; Willis, D.; Said, A. B. (2006), "Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve Oman", Oryx, 40 (3), ORYX-LONDON: 287, doi:10.1017/S0030605306000743
7. ^ IUCN (2020-03-01). Capra nubiana: Ross, S., Elalqamy, H., Al Said, T. & Saltz, D.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T3796A22143385 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-2.rlts.t3796a22143385.en.
8. ^ Nowell, K.; Jackson, P. (1996). "Asiatic cheetah". Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 41–44. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.
9. ^ "One of the fastest snakes caught on camera". The Times of Oman. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
10. ^ "Tomb of Job near Salalah". www.usna.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

## External links

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* Wildlife: Snapshots from Dhofar
* CNN explores Oman's Dhofar Mountains and the critically endangered Arabian leopard (YouTube)
* The Dhofar Mountains in Oman. Samhan mountain by Salim Al Barwani
* 2 Discover Dhofar Mountains 2016 #GoPro
* رحلة إعادة إكتشاف جبال ظفار Discover Dhofar Mountains 2015 #GoPro

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Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula

|  Oman|

| Hajar range[a]|

| Central Hajar|

* Jebel Akhdar[b]
* Jebel Shams (H)[c]

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Eastern Hajar|

* Jabal Aswad
* Jabal Bani Jabar

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Western Hajar[d]|

* Jebel Akhdar
* Jebel Ghawil
* Jebel Shams (H, HP)

| Ru'us al-Jibal[e]|

* Jabal Al Harim
* Jebel Qihwi

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Dhofar range|

* Jebel Qamar
* Jebel Qarah
* Jabal Samhan

Saudi Arabia|

List of mountains in Saudi Arabia

* List of volcanoes in Saudi Arabia
* Jabal Al-Qarah

| Sarat range[f]|

* Jabal Al-Oraif[g]

| 'Asir range[h]|

* Harrat al Birk (LF)
* Jabal Ad-Dhoor
* Jabal Al-Hadab
* Jabal Al-Majaz
* Jabal Al-Qo'mah
* Jabal As-Sahla'
* Jebal As-Seqaa
* Jabal Atherb
* Jabal Khalaqah
* Jabal Lawa's
* Jabal Mana'
* Jabal Maomah
* Jabal Mareer
* Jabal Masher
* Jabal Moushref
* Jabal Nahran
* Jabal Natfa'
* Jabal 'Okran
* Jabal Sawdah
* Jabal Yar (VF)
* Jabal Warrab
* Sh'af A'l Nassir
* Sh'af Bayhan

| Al-Bahah|

* Jabal Shada [ar]

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Jizan|

* Fifa Mountains
* Jebel Al-Qeher [ar]

Najran|

* Jabal Abu Hamdan
* Jabal Raum

Hijaz range[i]|

* Harrat Khaybar (VF)
* Harrat Kishb (LF)
* Al Wahbah crater (VC)
* Harrat Lunayyir
* Harrat Rahat (LF)
* Jabal Abu Qubays
* Jabal al-Nour
* Jabal 'Arafat
* Jabal Daka
* Jabal Hada
* Jabal Sela
* Jabal Thawr
* Jabal Uhud
* Jabal Werqan
* Safa and Marwa

| Midian range|

* Harrat al-Sham (VF)
* Jabal Al-Amud? (VF)
* Jabal Al-Lawz
* Jabal Al-Qalom
* Jabal an Nukhaylah
* Jabal Hubaysh (Tabuk Region)
* Jabal Maqla
* Jabal `Umayyid
* Jabal Umm Hayfā'
* Mountains of Adh-Dhahr

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Shammar range|

* Salma range
* Jabal Shammar

| Aja range|

* Jabal Aja
* Shammar Mountains

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Tuwayr range|

* Jabal Tuwaiq?

United Arab Emirates|

* List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates

| Western Hajar[j]|

| Ru'us al-Jibal[k]|

* Jebel Jais (H)[l]
* Jabal Ar-Rahrah
* Jabal Rahabah
* Jabal Qada'ah
* Jebel Yibir (HP)[m]

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Shumayliyyah range[n]|

* Jebel Al-Heben

Outliers, outcrops or anticlines|

* Jebel Buhais (AC, OC)
* Jebel Faya (AC, OC)
* Jebel Hafeet[o] (OL)

Yemen|

* List of volcanoes in Yemen

| Hadhramaut range|

* Jabal Ar-Rays?
* Jabal Husn Ghuraf
* Jebel Shaqb?

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Sarat range[p]|

* Harra of Arhab (VF)
* Harras of Dhamar (VF)
* Harra es-Sawad (VF)
* Jabal Hubaysh (Ibb Governorate)
* Jabal Kanin
* Jabal Nuqm
* Jabal Sabir
* Jabal Tiyal

| Haraz range|

* Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb (H, HP)[q]

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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.

Other notes:

1. ^ Shared with the UAE
2. ^ Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
3. ^ Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar
4. ^ Shared with the UAE
5. ^ Shared with the UAE
6. ^ Sensu lato, shared with Yemen
7. ^ Shared with Yemen
8. ^ Sensu lato
9. ^ Sensu lato
10. ^ Shared with Oman
11. ^ Shared with Oman
12. ^ Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman
13. ^ Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE
14. ^ Shared with Oman
15. ^ Shared with Oman
16. ^ Shared with Saudi Arabia
17. ^ Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula

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