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Dhofar Mountains
The area of Salalah during the annual Khareef season
Highest point
Coordinates	17°06′N 54°00′E / 17.1°N 54.0°E / 17.1; 54.0
Naming
Native name	جِبَال ظُفَار (Arabic)
Geography
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Country	Oman
Region	Asia

The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, they extend from Dhofar Governorate in Oman to Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen, and are located between the Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the Sarawat in the western part of Yemen. Otherwise, the range in the eastern part of Yemen, particularly near Mukalla, is referred to as the Hadhramaut or "Mahrat".

Geology

The Dhofar Mountains consist of three subranges: Jabal al-Qarā (Arabic: جبل القرا), Jabal al-Qamar (Arabic: جبل القمر) and Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جبل سمحان). The latter is the highest point at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft).

Wildlife

The Arabian leopard thrives here, particularly in Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve.

These mountains are home to Oman's largest population of Nubian ibex.

The Asiatic cheetah used to occur in this region. Oman's last known cheetah was killed near Jibjat in 1977 (Harrison, 1983).

In December 2018, a Schokari sand racer was spotted in a mountain in this region.

Gallery

• The rugged landscape outside Salalah, outside the Kharīf season
• Ayn Jarziz with the greenery typical of the Kharīf (autumn)
• Camels in the vicinity of Salalah
• Camels walking in the rugged landscape, outside the Kharīf season
• Camel ride in 1948
• This is claimed to be the mosque where the remains of Ayyub (Job) are located
• Trees and camels

• Landscape of Al-Qarah Mountains

See also

• Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert
• Geography of Oman
• Hills of Masirah Island
• South Arabia
  • South Arabian fog woodlands, shrublands, and dune
  • Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna

References

1. ^ Cavendish, Marshall (2006). "I: Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Cavendish Publishing. pp. 8–22. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
2. Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Vol. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 117–122. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
3. ^ Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 1): 4–8. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin (2013-04-17). "11–13". Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 270–345. ISBN 978-9-4017-3637-4.
5. "Samhan Mountain". Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
6. Spalton, J. A.; Hikmani, H. A.; Willis, D.; Said, A. B. (2006), "Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve Oman", Oryx, 40 (3), ORYX-LONDON: 287, doi:10.1017/S0030605306000743
7. IUCN (2020-03-01). Capra nubiana: Ross, S., Elalqamy, H., Al Said, T. & Saltz, D.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T3796A22143385 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-2.rlts.t3796a22143385.en.
8. Nowell, K.; Jackson, P. (1996). "Asiatic cheetah". Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 41–44. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.
9. "One of the fastest snakes caught on camera". The Times of Oman. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
10. "Tomb of Job near Salalah". www.usna.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

External links

• Wildlife: Snapshots from Dhofar
• CNN explores Oman's Dhofar Mountains and the critically endangered Arabian leopard (YouTube)
• The Dhofar Mountains in Oman. Samhan mountain by Salim Al Barwani
• 2 Discover Dhofar Mountains 2016 #GoPro
• رحلة إعادة إكتشاف جبال ظفار Discover Dhofar Mountains 2015 #GoPro

v t e Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula
Oman Hajar range Central Hajar Jebel Akhdar Jebel Shams (H) Eastern Hajar Jabal Aswad Jabal Bani Jabar Western Hajar Jebel Akhdar Jebel Ghawil Jebel Shams (H, HP) Ru'us al-Jibal Jabal Al Harim Jebel Qihwi Dhofar range Jebel Qamar Jebel Qarah Jabal Samhan  Saudi Arabia List of mountains in Saudi Arabia List of volcanoes in Saudi Arabia Jabal Al-Qarah Sarat range Jabal Al-Oraif 'Asir range Harrat al Birk (LF) Jabal Ad-Dhoor Jabal Al-Hadab Jabal Al-Majaz Jabal Al-Qo'mah Jabal As-Sahla' Jebal As-Seqaa Jabal Atherb Jabal Khalaqah Jabal Lawa's Jabal Mana' Jabal Maomah Jabal Mareer Jabal Masher Jabal Moushref Jabal Nahran Jabal Natfa' Jabal 'Okran Jabal Sawdah Jabal Yar (VF) Jabal Warrab Sh'af A'l Nassir Sh'af Bayhan Al-Bahah Jabal Shada [ar] Jizan Fifa Mountains Jebel Al-Qeher [ar] Najran Jabal Abu Hamdan Jabal Raum Hijaz range Harrat Khaybar (VF) Harrat Kishb (LF) Al Wahbah crater (VC) Harrat Lunayyir Harrat Rahat (LF) Jabal Abu Qubays Jabal al-Nour Jabal 'Arafat Jabal Daka Jabal Hada Jabal Sela Jabal Thawr Jabal Uhud Jabal Werqan Safa and Marwa Midian range Harrat al-Sham (VF) Jabal Al-Amud? (VF) Jabal Al-Lawz Jabal Al-Qalom Jabal an Nukhaylah Jabal Hubaysh (Tabuk Region) Jabal Maqla Jabal `Umayyid Jabal Umm Hayfā' Mountains of Adh-Dhahr Shammar range Salma range Jabal Shammar Aja range Jabal Aja Shammar Mountains Tuwayr range Jabal Tuwaiq?  United Arab Emirates List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates Western Hajar Ru'us al-Jibal Jebel Jais (H) Jabal Ar-Rahrah Jabal Rahabah Jabal Qada'ah Jebel Yibir (HP) Shumayliyyah range Jebel Al-Heben Outliers, outcrops or anticlines Jebel Buhais (AC, OC) Jebel Faya (AC, OC) Jebel Hafeet (OL)  Yemen List of volcanoes in Yemen Hadhramaut range Jabal Ar-Rays? Jabal Husn Ghuraf Jebel Shaqb? Sarat range Harra of Arhab (VF) Harras of Dhamar (VF) Harra es-Sawad (VF) Jabal Hubaysh (Ibb Governorate) Jabal Kanin Jabal Nuqm Jabal Sabir Jabal Tiyal Haraz range Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb (H, HP)
Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'. Other notes: Shared with the UAE Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar Also regarded as being of the Western Hajar Shared with the UAE Shared with the UAE Sensu lato, shared with Yemen Shared with Yemen Sensu lato Sensu lato Shared with Oman Shared with Oman Highest mountain in the UAE, but the peak is in Oman Due to the peak of Jebel Jais being in Oman, this mountain has the highest confirmed peak in the UAE Shared with Oman Shared with Oman Shared with Saudi Arabia Highest confirmed peak in the Arabian Peninsula

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