Mountains in Oman

Jebel Shams :

(mountain of sun) is a mountain located in northeastern Oman. It is the highest mountain of the country and part of Al Hajar Mountains range. It is a popular sightseeing area located 240 km from Muscat. In the summer temperature is around 20 °C and in the winter it drops just above 0 °C.

The Hajar Mountains:

(Arabic for stone mountains) is a mountan range in northeastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates. They separate the low coastal plain of Oman from the high desert plateau, and lie 50-100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast.

The mountains begin in the north, forming the Musandm peninsula. From there the Northern Hajar (Hajar al Gharbi) runs southeast, moving gradually further from the coast as it goes. The central section of the Hajar is the Jebel Akdar , the highest and wildest terrain in the country (with the highest point in eastern Arabia). The Jebel Akhdar (and the smaller Jebel Nakhl range) are bounded on the south by the low Samail Valley (which leads northeast to Muscat). East of Samail are the Eastern Hajar (Hajar ash Sharqi), which run east (much closer to the coast) to the fishing town of Sur.
The low coastal land north and east of the Jebel Hajar is named Al Batinah Region (the belly), and the land inland of the mountains is Ad Dhahirah (the back).