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Musandam Highlights

The importance of Oman’s natural and cultural sites has helped the Sultanate to gain the special attention and interest of UMSCO, through is international Heritage Preservation Programmed, which aims to categorize and name all significant heritage sites worldwide, both cultural and natural.

Opened in May 2001, the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is a splendid architectural achievement. This serene building rises above the surrounding area, its minarets standing tall against a background of mountains in a landscape which is quintessentially Omani. The forts stand as a proud monument to a bygone era of Omani heroism and martial prowess. The Nakhl fort, Jabreen Castle, Nizwa for and Al Hazm fort are some examples.

Bait al Zubair Museum; opened in 1998, the museum occupies Zubair House, which was established by Sheikh Az-Zubair bin Ali in 1914. The museum has a comprehensive & well-documented collection of traditional artifacts including costumes, jewelry, household equipment & weaponry from the pas & the present. It covers many aspects of Omani culture and customs in the various regions of the country.

Oman’s highest peak, at 3,009 meters above the sea level, Jabal Shams. At 2,980, Al-Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountain) is the highest peak in the Eastern Hajar Mountains and the second highest pint in the Sultanate after Jabal Shams.
Wadi Bani Auf, an ancient wadi offering breathing vistas along its 26km trail, is one of five spectacular wadis in the Wilayat of Rustaq.

One of the most famous tourist attractions in the country, the wadi is 235km from Muscat and 140km from Sur.
Wadi Bani Khalid is well known for its huge basins of deep water, fed by waterfalls higher up the wadi bed which tumbles down from a plateau in the surrounding mountains. The wadi is the 3km after Wadi Shab along the coast road linking Muscat and Sur. It flows 26km from the mountain village of Meibam into the village of Tiwi.

At the northern edge of the Salma Hill along the road linking Muscat and Sur, lies Majlis Al-Jin Cave, the largest cave in the Arab world and the third largest worldwide.

All Hoot Cave is basically a 2.7km tunnel, running from north to south across the Western Hajar Mountains in close Proximity to Willet Al-Harm. It comprises an underground cavern and subterranean lake system.

If a dream of a perfect desert with a sea of undulating dunes stretching into the distance could come true, it world still fall short of Sharqiyah Sands, formerly Wahiba Sand. Spread over an are of 9,000km2, the Sands are surrounded by forests of Al-Ghaf trees on the eastern and western extremities and extend northward from the coast opposite Masirah Island to Wadi Al-Baha’i. Rolling sand dunes, varying from deep red to a rich honey color, many of which are 100km long tower up to 100 meters high, stretch as far as the eye can see.