Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams ( ar, جَبَل شَمْس, Mountain of Sun) is a mountain located in northeastern
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 ...
north of
Al Hamra town. It is known as Jabal Shams because it is the first place to receive sunrise in Oman due to its high peak. It is the highest mountain of the
Hajar range and the country.
The mountain is a popular sightseeing area located from
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...
. In the summer, the temperature is around and in the winter it drops to less than . Jabal Shams also hosts
Al Nakhur Canyon,it's so spectacular that it is labeled as the
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
of
Arabia
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 Pl ...
. Nearby is
Jabal Akhdar, another prominent peak in the region.
Summits
The highest point of the mountain is the North Summit, which is occupied by a military base and is a restricted area. The Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, states the North Summit to be high.
The mountain also has second summit, the South Summit, which is publicly accessible for trekking via the W4 Trail,
marked by the Oman Ministry of Tourism.
[ The elevation of the second south summit is .]
Gallery
Image:Oman-Jebel-Shams-9.jpg,
Image:Wadi Ghul.jpg, A view from the top
File:Jebel Shams Balcony Walk Hike 2019.jpg, Jebel Shams Balcony Walkway
File:View from the Balcony Walk Hike at Jebel Shams 2019.jpg, View from the Balcony Walkway
See also
* Adam
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...
* Al Hamra
* Bahla
Bahla ( ar, بهلا) is a town, located 40 km away from Nizwa, and about 200 km from Oman's capital Muscat which lies in the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It is notable as the home of one of the oldest fortresses in the country, ...
* Bidbid
Bidbid ( ar, بدبد) is a town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman.
Climate
See also
* List of cities in Oman
This is a list of cities and towns in Oman.
*Adam
* As Sib
*Al Ashkharah
*Al Buraimi
* Al Hamra
* Al Jazer
* ...
* Izki
Izki ( ar, إِزْكِي) is a town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, northeastern Oman. It is located at c. altitude, and has a population of 35,173 (2003 census).
Geography
Izki lies at the end of a route from Muscat to Nizwa. The rou ...
* Manah
* Nizwa
* Samail
* Tourism in Oman
References
External links
Travel Blog on Jebel Shams
* http://www.enhg.org/field/jshams04/jshams04.htm
Flickr Images
* https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/evertinoman/shams.htm&date=2009-10-25+21:57:14
Shams
Highest points of countries
Two-thousanders of Asia
Al Hajar Mountains
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