The Dhofar Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ظُفَار, Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
. In a broad sense, they extend from
Dhofar Governorate
The Dhofar Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ظُفَار, Muḥāfaẓat Ẓufār) is the largest of the 11 Governorates in the Sultanate of Oman in terms of area. It lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border with Yemen's Al Mahrah Go ...
in
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
to
Hadhramaut Governorate
Hadhramaut or Hadramawt or Hadramout ( ar, حضرموت ''Ḥaḍramawt'') is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate.
The capital of Hadhramut is the city of Muka ...
in
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
, and are located between the
Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the
Sarawat
The Sarawat Mountains ( ar, جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ, Jibāl as-Sarawāt), also known as the Sarat, is a part of the Hijaz mountains in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, it runs parallel to the eastern c ...
in the western part of Yemen.
Otherwise, the range in the eastern part of Yemen, particularly near
Mukalla
Mukalla ( ar, ٱلْمُكَلَّا, ') is a seaport and the capital city of Yemen's largest governorate, Hadhramaut. The city is in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about east o ...
, is referred to as the "
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut ( ar, حَضْرَمَوْتُ \ حَضْرَمُوتُ, Ḥaḍramawt / Ḥaḍramūt; Hadramautic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, ''Ḥḍrmt'') is a region in South Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, parts of western Oman and southern Sau ...
"
or "Mahrat".
Geology
![Salalah landscape](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Salalah_landscape.jpg)
Al-Qara Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْقَارَة, Jibāl Al-Qārah) are a subrange of the Dhofar,
Jabal Al-Qamar ( ar, جَبَل ٱلْقَمَر) and
Jabal Samhan
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to:
People
* Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name
* Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Places
In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'.
* Dzhebel ...
are part of this range,
The latter is the highest point at about .
Wildlife
The
Arabian leopard
The Arabian leopard (''Panthera pardus nimr'') is a leopard subspecies native to the Arabian Peninsula. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1996 as fewer than 200 wild individuals were estimated to be alive i ...
thrives here, particularly in
Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve
Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve ( ar, محمية جبل سمحان) is a nature reserve in the area of ''Jabal Samḥān'' ( ar, جَبَل سَمْحَان, "Mount Samhan") in Dhofar, Oman. It has an area of and has no permanent population. Being in ...
.
The
Asiatic cheetah
The Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus'') is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. It once occurred from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzylkum D ...
used to occur in this region. Oman's last known cheetah was killed near
Jibjat
Jibjat ( ar, جِبْجَات) is a village in Taqah Province, Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry.search Accessed 12 May 2011.
See also
* Dhofar Mountains
The Dhofar Mo ...
in 1977 (Harrison, 1983).
In December 2018, a
Schokari sand racer
The Schokari sand racer (''Psammophis schokari'') is a species of psammophiid snake found in parts of Asia and Africa. ''Psammophis schokari aegyptius'' has been elevated to species status. Many people refer to snakes in the genus ''Psammophis'' ...
was spotted in a mountain in this region.
Gallery
File:Ayn Jarziz - panoramio.jpg, Ayn Jarziz with the greenery typical of the ''Kharīf'' (autumn)
File:Salalah camels - panoramio.jpg, Camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
s in the vicinity of Salalah
File:Hills and camels, Salalah, Oman - panoramio.jpg, Camels walking in the rugged landscape, outside the ''Kharīf'' season
File:24 Rene and Mike on camel.tif, Camel ride in 1948
File:Jebel Qara - moschea presso la tomba di Giobbe - panoramio.jpg, Claimed to be the mosque where the remains of Ayyub (Job
Work or labor (or labour in British English) is intentional activity people perform to support the needs and wants of themselves, others, or a wider community. In the context of economics, work can be viewed as the human activity that contr ...
) are located
File:Salalah - dromedari al pascolo - panoramio.jpg, Trees and camels
File:Dhofar Oman Banner.jpg, Landscape of Al-Qarah Mountains
See also
*
Geography of Oman
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, a ...
*
Hills of Masirah Island
*
South Arabia
South Arabia () is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jizan, Al-Bahah, and 'Asi ...
**
South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune
The South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune is an ecoregion in Oman and Yemen.
The fog woodlands lie on mountainsides which slope southeastwards towards the Arabian Sea. The mountains intercept moisture-bearing winds from the Arabian Sea ...
**
Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna
The Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna, also known as the Southwestern Arabian Escarpment shrublands and woodlands, is a desert and xeric shrubland ecoregion of the southern Arabian Peninsula, covering portions of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oma ...
References
External links
Wildlife: Snapshots from DhofarCNN explores Oman's Dhofar Mountains and the critically endangered Arabian leopard(
YouTube
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The Dhofar Mountains in Oman. Samhan mountain by Salim Al Barwani2 Discover Dhofar Mountains 2016 #GoProرحلة إعادة إكتشاف جبال ظفار Discover Dhofar Mountains 2015 #GoPro
Mountain ranges of Oman
Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna
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