List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates topographic map
To the south of Jabal Raḩabah (1,543 m), there is a ridge of about 10 km in length, parallel to the coast
View towards the Jabal Rams. In the background the city of Rams and the Persian Gulf Coast
View from the top of Jabal Naqat
Border marker - Oman - UAE
View of Jebel Hafeet


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 1,000 metres (3,300 feet), are located in the 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[edit]

Mountains of United Arab Emirates
Name Notes and citations Order

Mountain range

Country Emirate Altitude (m) Coordinates
Jabal as Sayh [a] [7] 001 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Ras al Khaimah 1,746 25°58′18.8″N 56°11′30″E / 25.971889°N 56.19167°E / 25.971889; 56.19167 (Jabal as Sayh)
Jabal ar Rahrah [b] [8][9][10] 002 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,691 25°56′39.1″N 56°09′07.9″E / 25.944194°N 56.152194°E / 25.944194; 56.152194 (Jabal ar Rahrah)
Jabal Sal [c] [11] 003 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,575 25°55′57.0″N 56°10′09.2″E / 25.932500°N 56.169222°E / 25.932500; 56.169222 (Jabal Sal)
Jabal Harf Tila [d] [12][13][14] 004 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Ras al Khaimah 1,568 25°41′21.4″N 56°09′30.6″E / 25.689278°N 56.158500°E / 25.689278; 56.158500 (Jabal Harf Tila)
Jabal Rahabah [e] [9][15][16][17] 005 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,543 25°55′33″N 56°07′00″E / 25.92583°N 56.11667°E / 25.92583; 56.11667 (Jabal Rahabah)
Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah [f] [10][12][18][19][20][21]
[22]
006 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Fujairah 1,527 25°38′54.9″N 56°07′42.9″E / 25.648583°N 56.128583°E / 25.648583; 56.128583 (Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah)
Jabal Yabana [g] [9][10][16][23] 007 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Ras al Khaimah 1,480 25°52′30.0″N 56°09′36.0″E / 25.875000°N 56.160000°E / 25.875000; 56.160000 (Jabal Yabana)
Jabal Shintal [h] [10][16] 008 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,435 25°56′30.6″N 56°08′06.4″E / 25.941833°N 56.135111°E / 25.941833; 56.135111 (Jabal Shintal)
Jabal Al Ahqab / Jabal Qada‘ah [i] [10][12][20][24]
[25]
009 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,375 25°46′40″N 56°08′31″E / 25.77778°N 56.14194°E / 25.77778; 56.14194 (Jabal Qada‘ah)
Um Alnosoor / Jabal Hatta [j] [4] [26][27]
[28][29][30]
010 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Dubai 1,300 24°44′35.8″N 56°04′53.1″E / 24.743278°N 56.081417°E / 24.743278; 56.081417 (Um Alnosoor)
Jabal Khabb [k][16] 011 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,145 26°00′53″N 56°08′39.9″E / 26.01472°N 56.144417°E / 26.01472; 56.144417 (Jabal Khabb)
Jebel Hafeet [l] [10][20][28][31][32]
[33][34][35]
012 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Abu Dhabi 1,108 24°03′28.3″N 55°46′52.5″E / 24.057861°N 55.781250°E / 24.057861; 55.781250 (Jebel Hafeet)
Jabal Masafi [m] [36][37][38] 013 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah
Fujairah
1,134 25°18′40.0″N 56°12′37.1″E / 25.311111°N 56.210306°E / 25.311111; 56.210306 (Jabal Masafi)
Jabal Dad [n] [10][12][17][18][20]
[39]
014 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Fujairah 1,054 25°27′17.5″N 56°13′29.9″E / 25.454861°N 56.224972°E / 25.454861; 56.224972 (Jabal Dad)
Jabal Hudayd [o] [9][10][40] 015 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 1,035 26°00′15.2″N 56°06′42.1″E / 26.004222°N 56.111694°E / 26.004222; 56.111694 (Jabal Hudayd)
Jabal Qitab [p] [10][36][41] 016 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Fujairah 998 25°01′14.1″N 56°14′30.1″E / 25.020583°N 56.241694°E / 25.020583; 56.241694 (Jabal Qitab)
Jabal Qandus [q] [10][16][17] 017 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 954 26°00′13.0″N 56°07′14.9″E / 26.003611°N 56.120806°E / 26.003611; 56.120806 (Jabal Qandus)
Jabal Samah [r] [36][42] 018 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Fujairah 937 25°07′32.8″N 56°10′14.9″E / 25.125778°N 56.170806°E / 25.125778; 56.170806 (Jabal Samah)
Jabal Bu Faraj [s] [4][10][43] 019 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates
 Oman
Ras al Khaimah 913 24°52′15.7″N 56°03′42.2″E / 24.871028°N 56.061722°E / 24.871028; 56.061722 (Jabal Bu Faraj)
Jabal Naqat [t] [16] 020 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 900 25°53′17.9″N 56°05′21.8″E / 25.888306°N 56.089389°E / 25.888306; 56.089389 (Jabal Naqat)
Jabal Huwarah [u] [10] 021 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 890 25°05′20.9″N 56°08′29.8″E / 25.089139°N 56.141611°E / 25.089139; 56.141611 (Jabal Huwarah)
Jabal Bulaydah [v] [36][44] 022 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 830 25°13′07.0″N 56°10′36.8″E / 25.218611°N 56.176889°E / 25.218611; 56.176889 (Jabal Bulaydah)
Jabal Rams [w] [12][16][45] 023 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 761 25°52′10.9″N 56°04′09.1″E / 25.869694°N 56.069194°E / 25.869694; 56.069194 (Jabal Rams)
Jabal Qutayyib [x] [9][46] 024 Hajar Mountains  United Arab Emirates Ras al Khaimah 755 25°56′24.9″N 56°05′36.9″E / 25.940250°N 56.093583°E / 25.940250; 56.093583 (Jabal Qutayyib)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal as Sayh, Jabal as Sayḩ.
  2. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Rahah, Jabal Rāḩah, Jabal ar Rahrah, Jabal ar Raḩraḩ.
  3. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Sal, Jabal Sall, Jabal Sāl, jbl sal, جبل سال
  4. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Harf Tila (major)
  5. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Rahabah, Jabal Raḩabah, Jabal ar Ra`aylah, Jabal ar Ra‘aylah.
  6. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Al-Mebrah, Jabal Mibraḥ, Jabal Al-Mebraḥ, Jabal Mibrah, Jabal al Mebrah, Jabal al Mibrah, Jabal Mebrah, Jebel Al Mebrah.
  7. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Yabbānah, Jabal Yabana (major), Jabal Yabana, Jabal Yabanah, Jabal Yabānah.
  8. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Halhal, (maybe) Jabal An Nuqţah Al Bēḑah.
  9. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Qada‘a (major), Jabal Qada`a, Jabal Qada`ah, Jabal Qada‘a, Jabal Qada‘ah.
  10. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Hajarain, Jabal Ḩajarayn, Jabal Hajarayn, Jabal Ḩattá, Jabal Ḩaţţah, Jabal Hattah, Jabal Hatta, Um Alnosoor, Umm Alnosoor, Jabal Umm Nasur.
  11. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Khab, Jabal Kubb
  12. ^ Alternative Names: Djabel Hafit, Djabel Ḩafīt, Jabal Hafi, Jabal Hafit, Jabal Ḥafī, Jabal Ḥafīt, Jabal Ḩafīt, jbl hfyt, جبل حفيت
  13. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Masafi, Jabal Masāfī.
  14. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Adhan, Jabal Dad, Jabal Dād.
  15. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Hudayd, Jabal Ḩudayd.
  16. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Al Kitāb, Jabal Kitas, Jabal Qitab.
  17. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Qandus, Jabal Qandoos, Jabal Ghandus.
  18. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Şammāh, Jabal Samah, Jabal Samāḩ.
  19. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Bu Faraj, Jabal Abu Faraj, Jabal Bū Faraj, Jabal Bū Farāj.
  20. ^ Alternative Names: Jebal Naqat, Jabal Niqaat.
  21. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Ḩūwārah.
  22. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Bilaida, Jabal Bilaidah, Jabal Bulaidha, Jabal Bulaydah.
  23. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Rams, Jabal Bin Rams.
  24. ^ Alternative Names: Jabal Qutayyib, Jabal Qatayib.

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