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Jebel Shams mountain of sun) is a mountain located in northeastern Oman

north of Al Hamra

town. It is the highest mountain of the country and part of Al Hajar Mountains

range. It is a popular sightseeing area located 240 km from Muscat

. In the summer, temperature is around 20 °C and in the winter it drops just above 0 °C.

Notes

Sources differ as to the height of the summit of Jabal Shams, with figures ranging between 2,980 and 3,075 metres (9,777 to 10,089 ft). The Omani Ministry of Information gives the latter figure.

See also

External links

Jebel Shams Star Party
http://www.enhg.org/field/jshams04/jshams04.htm
http://www.sagoman.net/text/travel/jun04.htm#oman
Flickr Images
http://search.pbase.com/search?q=Jebel+Shams&b=Search+Photos&c=sp
http://search.pbase.com/search?q=jabal+shams&b=Search+Photos&c=sp
http://www.oocities.com/evertinoman/shams.htm

References

Jebel Shams

The gorge as seen from the summit

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