List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates explained

The U.A.E. is not a mountainous country, as most of its territory is desert or semi-desert and relatively flat, but it does have excellent mountains, which are part of the Hajar Mountains,[1] located in the northeast of Oman and east of the U.A.E., [2] which are the highest in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.[3]

Most of the country's mountains, with altitudes higher than 1000m (3,000feet), are located in the emirate of Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, and it is no coincidence that some of its most important summits are located exactly on the border with the Sultanate of Oman, as, in some cases, their position was taken as a reference for the drawing of the border limits between both countries.[4] [5]

A boundary agreement was signed and ratified in 2003 for the entire border between the United Arab Emirates and Oman, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but the contents of the agreement, and detailed maps showing the alignment, have not been published, [6] although border stones have been placed. The future publication of these agreements and maps could make it necessary to modify the content of this article.

This list includes the name and location of the summits located entirely within the territory of the United Arab Emirates, or at least with its summit located on the border line, regardless of its height. The list is open to new additions referring to mountains that meet these conditions, with a known name and position, and whose reference data is supported by historical maps or other reliable documentary sources.

Many of these mountains are known by different names, the result of local tradition and of the various transcriptions from Arabic to English, so that an individual reference note includes the alternative names with which the mountain has been identified at some point, accompanied by their respective documentary sources.

The region is represented in different satellite images, mainly Google Earth, Google Satellite and Bing Satellite. The exact coordinates of each summit and its altitude, with respect to sea level, have been established by comparing the OpenTopoMap and OpenMapTiles topographic maps with these images, treating each with the greatest objectivity and the same measurement criteria for all the summits. In some cases, direct recognition and location by GPS have also been used, or references have been checked against data provided by hikers and climbers in itineraries published online.

In this article, the values of prominence were not taken into account, nor the topographic isolation, to give priority to identifying the mountains and location of their summits.

List of mountains

Mountains of United Arab Emirates ! width=150px
Namewidth=60px Notes and citationsOrderwidth=150px Mountain rangewidth=150px Countrywidth=150px Emirate / Governoratewidth=70px Altitude (m)Coordinates
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal as Sayh [7] 001
25.9719°N 56.1917°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Hadaba [8] [9] 002


Musandam		26.019°N 56.1823°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 [10] [11] [12] 00325.9442°N 56.1522°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Sal [13] 004 25.9325°N 56.1692°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Harf Tila [14] [15] [16] [17] 005


Musandam		25.6893°N 56.1585°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 [18] [19] [20] 006 25.9258°N 56.1167°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 [21] [22] [23]
[24] [25] [26] 		007 25.6486°N 56.1286°W
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Yabana [27] 008
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Shintal [28] 009
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Harf [29] 010
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 [30]
[31] 		011
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Um Alnosoor / Jabal Hatta [32] [33]
[34] [35] [36] 		012
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Khabb 013
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Masafi [37] [38] [39] [40] 014

bgcolor=#D8D8D8 [41] [42]
[43] [44] [45] 		015
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Ghabbas [46] 016
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Hilqah 017 align=right
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Dad
[47] 		018 align=right
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Hudayd [48] 019
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Al Itim 020
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Ayuzah 021
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Qitab [49] 022
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Qandus 023
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Ash Shu 024
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Samah [50] 025
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Bu Faraj [51] [52] 026
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Naqat 027
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Huwarah 028
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Najdayn [53] 029
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Yabsah [54] 030
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Ar Ra'alah 031
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Bulaydah [55] 032
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Wamm [56] 033
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Mimduk [57] 034
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Al Himri 035
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Saddariyyah 036
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Sall [58] [59] 037
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Siha [60] 038 Sharjah
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Rams [61] 039
bgcolor=#D8D8D8 Jabal Qutayyib [62] 040

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Notes and References

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  8. FCO 18/1920 - 1962 - Boundaries of the Northern Trucial States: prepared and drawn from sketch maps and information supplied by Julian Walker; preliminary edition
  9. FCO 18/1932 - 1958 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah
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  22. Web site: Peakbagger.com . Jabal Yibir, United Arab Emirates . 2024-03-02.
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  27. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Yabānah . 2023-05-08.
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  29. FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England
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  32. Web site: GeoNames.org . GeoNames - Um Alnosoor . 2023-05-08.
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  39. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Masafi . 2023-05-08.
  40. Web site: Wikiloc - Trails of the World. Jebel Masafi (or thereabouts) . 2023-05-08.
  41. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Ḩafīt . 2023-05-08.
  42. Web site: Peakbagger.com . Jebel Hafeet, United Arab Emirates . 2023-05-09.
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  45. News: Injured Emirati hiker rescued from Jebel Hafeet . www.thenationalnews.com. en-US. 2023-05-13.
  46. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Ghabbas, Umm al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates . 2024-06-11.
  47. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Dād . 2023-05-08.
  48. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Hudayd . 2023-05-08.
  49. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Qitab . 2023-05-08.
  50. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Samah . 2023-05-08.
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  52. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Bu Faraj . 2023-05-13.
  53. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Najdayn, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates . 2024-07-26.
  54. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Jabsah, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates . 2024-08-18.
  55. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Bulaydah . 2023-05-08.
  56. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Wamm, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates . 2024-06-27.
  57. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Mimdūk, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates . 2024-06-11.
  58. FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England
  59. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Sall, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates . 2023-06-11.
  60. Web site: Geoview.info . Geoview - Jabal Şihā’ . 2023-06-20.
  61. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Rams . 2023-05-08.
  62. Web site: Mindat.org . Mindat - Jabal Qutayyib . 2023-05-08.

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