Jebel Shams
| Jebel Shams | ||
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 Summit with radar station |
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| height | 2970 m | |
| location | ad-Dachliyya , Oman | |
| Mountains | Jebel al-Achdar , part of the Hajar Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 23 ° 14 '13 " N , 57 ° 15' 50" E | |
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.jpg) Deep canyon on the mountain |
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The Jebel Shams ( Arabic جبل شمس, DMG Ǧabal Šams 'Sun Mountain ') is - even before the Jabal Kawr - the highest mountain in Oman in the Jabal al-Achdar Mountains and is about 240 kilometers from Muscat . It reaches a height of about 3000 meters - the information is not uniform.
A narrow, unpaved road leads to the summit, although it is not open to the public as it leads through a restricted military area . There is a radar station right on the mountain top .
On a 2000 meter high plateau southwest of the summit there are small villages and tourist accommodations. A 1000 meter deep canyon , the Wadi Nakhar, cuts between the plateau and the mountain peak .
Web links
Commons : Jebel Shams - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Jebel Schams at Peakware (English)