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fiogf49gjkf0d THE SULTANATE OF OMAN OCCUPIES THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
THE ARABIAN PENINSULA WITH 1700KM (1062 MILES) OF COASTLINE
STRETCHING ALONG THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE ARABIAN GULF.
IT IS BORDERED BY THE SAUDI ARABIA TO THE WEST, YEMEN TO THE
SOUTH, U.A.E LIES TO THE NORTHWEST AND ON EAST LIES THE
ARABIAN SEA AND THE GULF OF OMAN.
A BROAD GRAVEL DESERT EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD FOR 592KM OVER
3/4 OF THE COUNTRY. THE AL-HAJAR MOUNTAIN CHAIN IN THE
NORTH RUNS ALONG THE COAST OF THE GULF OF OMAN AND REACHES
A HEIGHT OF 3,107M. MOUNTAINS ALSO PARALLEL THE ARABIAN
SEACOAST OF DHOFAR IN THE SOUTH.
VAST PLANTATIONS OF DATE PALMS COVER THE PLAIN OF AL-
BATINAH, OASES ARE FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERIOR
PLAINS. THE FIVE KURIA ISLANDS IN THE ARABIAN SEA FORM
PART OF OMAN AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE MUSANDAM
PENINSULA SEPARATED FROM THE MAINLAND OF OMAN BY THE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
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