Western Asia
Oman
The top 9 natural landmarks of Oman — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
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MountainsJebel Shams
Ad Dakhiliyah
Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams (Arabic: جَبَل شَمْس, lit. 'Mountain of Sun') is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of the town of Al-Hamra. It is the highest mountain in Oman, and is part of the Jebel Akhdar or Jabal Akhdar Mountains, which in turn belongs to the Hajar range.
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Oman's highest peak overlooking Wadi Ghul, the Grand Canyon of Arabia.
CanyonsWadi Shab
Ash Sharqiyah
A turquoise ravine of pools and waterfalls ending in a hidden cavern.
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A turquoise ravine of pools and waterfalls ending in a hidden cavern.
DesertsWahiba Sands
Ash Sharqiyah
Rolling dunes shifting colour from gold to deep red across the Sharqiya.
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Rolling dunes shifting colour from gold to deep red across the Sharqiya.
MountainsJebel Akhdar
Ad Dakhiliyah
Jebel Akhdar or Djebel Akhdar (English: The Green Mountain) may be:
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The Green Mountain, terraced with rose gardens and fruit orchards.
LakesBimmah Sinkhole
Ash Sharqiyah
Hawiyyat Najm (Arabic: هوية نجم), known as Bimmah Sinkhole in English, is a water-filled depression, structurally a sinkhole, in the limestone of eastern Muscat Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman, very close to the Al Sharqiyah region just off the highway to Sur, few kilometers before Tiwi.
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A turquoise water-filled limestone sinkhole near the sea.
CavesAl Hoota Cave
Ad Dakhiliyah
Al Hoota Cave (Arabic: كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَة, romanized: Kahf Al-Hūtah) is a cave located in Al-Hamra', Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman, that is 5 km (3.1 miles) long. The cave was first discovered by locals several hundred years ago and was officially opened as a tourist destination in December 2006.
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A two-million-year-old cave with an underground lake of blind fish.
RiversWadi Bani Khalid
Ash Sharqiyah
Wādī Banī Khālid (Arabic: وَادِي بَنِي خَالِد) is a wadi and a tourist attraction in Oman. Large pools of water and boulders are scattered along the course of the wadi. As a geographical area, the wadi covers a large swathe of lowland and the Hajar Mountains.
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A year-round oasis of emerald pools among desert mountains.
CoastsRas al Jinz
Ash Sharqiyah
A protected beach where green turtles come ashore to nest each night.
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A protected beach where green turtles come ashore to nest each night.
WetlandsSalalah Khareef
Dhofar
The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Coastal hills near Salalah that turn lush green during the monsoon khareef.