Musandam Governorate

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The Musandam Governorate is a governorate of Oman. With the exception of the exclave of Madha, it is located on the Musandam Peninsula, which juts into the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entry into the Persian Gulf, from the Arabian Peninsula.</p> <p>Jebel Harim, highest point in Musandam<br /> Access to the peninsula was formerly difficult, with the only options being limited flights or a ten-hour drive through four immigration posts.

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The Musandam Peninsula (Arabic: جَزِيْرَة مُسَنْدَم \ رَأْس مُسَنْدَم, romanized: Jazīrat Musandam / Raʾs Musandam), locally known as Ruus Al Jibal (Arabic: رُؤُوْس ٱلْجِبَال, romanized: Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Capes of the Mountains),[3] is a peninsula that forms the northeastern point of the Arabian Peninsula. Modern ...

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