Al-Wajājah ( ar, ٱلْوَجَاجَة), or just Wajajah, is the busiest of four

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i ports bordering the

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, with Wadi Al-Jenzi, Buraimi, and Teibat being the other three. Al-Wajajah is located in the Batinah administrative division of Oman. The town is 90 minutes by road from the city of

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, one hour from the Omani town of

Sohar Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...

, and three hours from Muscat, the capital of Oman. A

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to visit Oman can be obtained at the Wajajah check-post for residents of the United Arab Emirates travelling by road. Tourists of nationalities qualifying for visa on arrival in Dubai can also use their Dubai visa to enter Oman by road, as a tourist, for a maximum period of 3 weeks. Al-Wajajah lies on a bus route from

to Muscat.

Border crossing

There is a 24-hour border crossing between the UAE and Oman, with

Khatmat Malaha Khatmat Malaha is a 24-hour border crossing between the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In Oman, the Batinah Expressway, a 256km 8-lane highway, links the Muscat Expressway in Halban to the United Arab Emirates border at Khatmat Malaha. Wajaja is ...

being an alternative. The route between Dubai and Wajaja goes in and out of Omani territory since the border is not straight.

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Border crossing

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