Dhofar Mountains

The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار‎, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār), also known as Al-Qara Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلقَارَة‎, romanized: Jibāl Al-Qārah), are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, they extend from Dhofar Governorate in Oman to Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen, and are located between the Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the Sarawat in the western part of Yemen.[1] Otherwise, the range in the eastern part of Yemen, particularly near Mukalla, is referred to as the "Hadhramaut"[2] or "Mahrat".[1]

This article is about the Arabian mountain range. For other uses, see Dhofar (disambiguation).
Dhofar Mountains
Al-Qara Mountains[1]
جِبَال ٱلقَارَة
The area of Salalah during the annual Khareef season
Highest point
Coordinates17.1°N 54.0°E / 17.1; 54.0 
Naming
Native nameجِبَال ظُفَار
Geography
Dhofar Mountains
Dhofar Mountains
Dhofar Mountains
Country Oman
RegionAsia

Geology
See also: Geology of Oman
The rugged landscape outside Salalah, outside the Kharīf season

Jebel Qamr, Jebel Qarah and Jabal Samhan are part of this range.[3][4] The latter is the highest point at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[5]

Wildlife
See also: Wildlife of Oman

The Arabian leopard thrives here, particularly in Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve.[3][6]

The Asiatic cheetah used to occur in this region. Oman's last known cheetah was killed near Jibjat in 1977 (Harrison, 1983).[7]

In December 2018, a Schokari sand racer was spotted in a mountain in this region.[8]

  • Ayn Jarziz with the greenery typical of the Kharīf (autumn)
  • Camels in the vicinity of Salalah
  • Camels walking in the rugged landscape, outside the Kharīf season
  • Camel ride in 1948
  • Claimed to be the mosque where the remains of Ayyub (Job) are located[9]
  • Trees and camels
  • Landscape of Al-Qarah Mountains

See also

References
  1. Cavendish, Marshall (2006). "I: Geography and climate". World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. Cavendish Publishing. pp. 8–22. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
  2. Scoville, Sheila A. (2006). Gazetteer of Arabia: a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. 2. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 117–122. ISBN 0-7614-7571-0.
  3. Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution and Subspecies Status" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 1): 4–8.
  4. Ghazanfar, Shahina A.; Fisher, Martin (2013-04-17). "11–13". Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 270–345. ISBN 978-9-4017-3637-4.
  5. "Samhan Mountain". Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. Spalton, J. A.; Hikmani, H. A.; Willis, D.; Said, A. B. (2006), "Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve Oman", Oryx, ORYX-LONDON, 40 (3): 287, doi:10.1017/S0030605306000743
  7. Nowell, K., Jackson, P. (1996). "Asiatic cheetah". Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 41–44. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. "One of the fastest snakes caught on camera". The Times of Oman. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  9. "Tomb of Job near Salalah". www.usna.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
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