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	Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
		A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, or spit.
		Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peninsula (214 words)

	Khasab Travel & Tours -->>
		The Musandam, separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates, is the northernmost part of the Sultanate.
		Musandam Peninsula has an abundance of sheltered fjords, some only connected to the mainland by narrow cliffs.
		The peninsula is mainly inhabited by the Shihuh, who are fishermen and herdsmen and are probably descended from the original inhabitants of northern Oman.
	www.khasabtours.com /profile.asp (973 words)

	Musandam Peninsula -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Arabic Ra's Musandam, peninsula, northeastern extension of the Arabian Peninsula, separating the Gulf of Oman on the east from the Persian Gulf on the west to form the Strait of Hormuz to the north.
		The Ru'us al-Jibal (the Mountaintops), the northernmost extremity of the al-Gharbi al-Hajar (Western Hajar mountains), occupy the northern tip of the Musandam Peninsula; this area is a part of Oman, and is separated from the rest of the country (to the south) by the United Arab Emirates.
		peninsula, northeastern extension of the Arabian Peninsula, separating the Gulf of Oman on the east from the Persian Gulf on the west to form the Strait of Hormuz to the north.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9054395 (1143 words)

	Musandam, Oman, overlooking the Straits of Hormuz, smugglers from Iran, geology and way of life, travel tips
		The Musandam Peninsula is the northernmost part of Oman jutting out into the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.
		The province, or governorate of Musandam as it is officially known, is separated from the rest of Oman by various of the United Arab Emirates - Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah.
		The Charlotte Anne at anchor in one of the fiords on the east coast of Musandam.
	www.geocities.com /suonnoch/Oman/Musandam.htm (1851 words)

	Arabian leopard conservation holiday volunteer work projects, Oman. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		All in an effort to establish whether the Arabian leopard survives in the rugged mountains of the Musandam peninsula, as nothing is known about its status and distribution in the region.
		Musandam, with its mountainous peaks rising to above 2,000 metres is the home of the Egyptian vulture, golden eagle and the chukar, a member of the Partridge family, among other species.
		The Musandam peninsula (sometimes also called the Norway of Arabia) is the northernmost part of Oman jutting out into the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Arabian Gulf.
	www.working-holidays.co.uk /expeditions/oman.htm (1671 words)

	Desert Discovery - Musandam Region
		The Musandam peninsula is the most northerly region of Oman, covering approximately 3,000 square km of land.
		This province is separated from the rest of Oman by a 70 km stretch of the United Arab Emirates.
		The Hajar mountain range, known as the "backbone" of Oman (stretching from the south at Ras al Hadd), reaches Musandam and ends with the Ru'us al Jibal (Heads of Mountains), plunging with dramatic and awesome effect into the sea.
	www.desert-discovery.com /text/regions/musandam.html (344 words)

	Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The northernmost part of the country is the Musandam Peninsula, extending into the strait of Hormuz, a narrow, but important searoute for oil tankers supplying the world with one-fifth of available petroleum reserves.
		The Musandam Peninsula is separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates.
		The Hajar (hajar is rocky in Arabic) Mountains run from the Musandam Peninsula, south-easterly to Ras al Hadd, the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, a length of almost 600 kilometers along the coast of the sultanate.
	www.futuretravel.net /oman.htm (1040 words)

	Oman's Musandam Peninsula - Travel Pictures
		The Musandam Peninsula is an enclave of Oman that juts into the strategically important Straight of Hormuz.
		Musandam is "one of Arabia's least accessible areas, but also one of the most memorable." This was definitly among the most inaccessible places I visited, as the elevation rises from sea level to 4000 ft in the course of a couple kilometers via an unpaved road that goes virtually straight up.
		We began by crossing the border from the UAE into Dibba Bayah, where the road hugged the Gulf of Oman briefly.
	www.innogize.com /gallery/rtw_Musandam.html (320 words)

	GN Online: The magic of Musandam
		The idyllic Musandam peninsula is the northernmost part of Oman, near the Straits of Hormuz.
		As you arrive at Musandam, the scenery is spectacular, with high barren mountains plunging dramatically into the seas, their tops touching the skies.
		This fort was the residence of the Wali and Governor of Musandam.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/people-places.asp?ArticleID=106673 (1543 words)

	Arabian Peninsula -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Its political consolidation was begun by the Prophet Muhammad, and it was the centre of the orthodox caliphate until 661, when that office passed to the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus.
		After 1517 much of the region was dominated by the Ottoman Empire, though the peninsula's people, who had remained largely tribal and nomadic, revolted repeatedly until the World War I (1914–18), when the Ottoman Empire dissolved.
		It is bounded to the west by the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, to the north by Iran and Pakistan, to the east by India, and to the south by the remainder of the Indian...
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9355652 (921 words)

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		Musandam, with its spectacular fjords, is the 'Norway' of the Middle East.
		The Musandam is a great place for birds—we also saw an Eastern Pied Wheatear, a White-Collared Kingfisher and a Western Reef Heron.
		And on our way back down the Musandam, far away from any water (although January certainly is the time for it to rain and flood up there; luckily, we saw none of it), we came upon this mountain with this patch of sun-baked mud in the foreground.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/5256/MusandamTrip.html (888 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Oman: The Mountains Of Musandam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The four nurses, clad from head-to-toe in white - except for fl face masks - dashed through the dust kicked up by the descending airforce helicopter, whisked the woman on the stretcher from the cabin and hurried her into the hospital, their flowing robes flapping in the wind.
		Separated from the rest of Oman by a 70-kilometer strip of the United Arab Emirates (44 miles), the peninsula is dissected by deep canyons and ribbed by layer-upon-layer of almost impassable, mile-high slabs of rock thrown up by some prehistoric geological convulsion.
		Separated by natural barriers from the rest of Oman, and largely unnoticed by the government, the tribes of Musandam had become economically dependent on and more closely allied to the Emirates, which, nearer, less populous and more prosperous, provided a market for Musandam's manpower and a natural trading partner.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198303/oman-the.mountains.of.musandam.htm (1134 words)

	Encyclopedia: Musandam peninsula
		The Musandam peninsula is a region of Oman that is separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates.
		In the northern section of Musandam the current language is Kumzari, which is one of the south-western Iranian languages and a sub-branch of Persian.
		Kumzari is an Iranian language spoken by the members of the Shihuh tribe in the Kumzar coast of Musandam Peninsula, northern Oman.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Musandam-peninsula (142 words)

	Musandam Peninsula -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Ru'us al-Jibal (the Mountaintops), the northernmost extremity of the al-Gharbi al-Hajar (Western Hajar mountains), occupy the northern tip of the Musandam Peninsula; this area is a part of...
		The Shandong Peninsula juts out from the northern part of China's east coast, surrounded by the Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea to the north, east, and south.
		It is thought that as recently as 5500 BC, much of the peninsula was deltaic marshes with the peninsular highlands forming a series of islands off the mainland.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054395 (842 words)

	omanaccess.com - Oman’s Favourite Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Oman occupies the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west and Yemen to the southwest.
		The Musandam Peninsula forms the country's northern tip, which is separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates' eastern coast and includes the only coast Oman has on the Persian Gulf.
		The Omani enclave of Madha is entirely surrounded by the UAE and lies halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman.
	www.omanaccess.com /explore_oman/explore_oman.asp (447 words)

	Oman - Oman -- Geography and Population
		Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and, according to official estimates, covers a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers; foreign observer estimates, however, are about 212,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of the state of Kansas.
		The Al Hajar Mountains, which form a belt between the coast and the desert from the Musandam Peninsula (Ras Musandam) to the city of Sur at Oman's easternmost point, formed another barrier.
		The northernmost area, Ruus al Jibal, extends from the Musandam Peninsula to the boundary with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Hisn al Diba.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-9678.html (902 words)

	East of Musandam
		The rocky cliffs, that rise shear from the sea to heights above 2000mtrs provide an awe inspiring backdrop, marine and coral life are rich in species and invertebrates, schools of dolphin, dugong and whales are commonly sighted.
		Musandam also contains a number of archaeological sites, which have been primary investigated and it is likely that there are other undiscovered sites, say environmentalists.
		The towering cliffs, precipitous headlands and fjord-like inlets of the Musandam Peninsula are of surpassing beauty unique in all Arabia and well worth the visit.
	www.offroademirates.com /uk/specint/uk_musandam.html (281 words)

	Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A small area extends into the strategically important Strait of Hormuzon in the Musandam Peninsula, separated from the rest by Oman by the United Arab Emirates.
		Oman is the third largest country in the Arabian Peninsula with a land area of 309,500 sq.km.
		The topography is very varied: rugged mountains and rocky deepwater fjiords to the far north, the mountains and green hills of Dhofar region to the south, the spectacular dunes of the Wahiba sands in the centre, and a 1,700 km coastline predominantly to the East.
	www.sgsa.com /aboman/geography/GEOINFO.HTM (415 words)

	Scuba International \| whatever the marine adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Musandam Peninsula is famous for its fjord-like scenery offering deep blue waters with an amazing diversity of marine life, from exotic reef fish to schooling barracuda, turtles, sunfish, reef sharks and even the mighty whaleshark.
		Nestled in Khor Hablayn right in the middle of the Musandam peninsula is Musandam Explorer, Scuba International's newest dive centre and complete adventure centre.
		Musandam Explorer offers minimal diver training, prefering to focus on certified diver excursions, hill walking, low-key climbing, abseiling and non-motorised watersports.
	www.scubainternational.net /musandam.htm (645 words)

	Travel Photography
		The Musandam Peninsula is located in the northernmost part of Arabia, just facing the Straits of Hormuz.
		Musandam is a land of stark and magnificent beauty, with its high and rugged mountains dropping precipitously into the blue waters of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
		Musandam is a land that begs to be photographed, both from the sea and from within the mountains.
	www.travelphotographers.net /articles/articles0508/pb0508-article.html (1187 words)

	SMUGGLING AND TERRAIN MARK OMAN'S MUSANDAM PENINSULA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The peninsula is the most rugged, dramatically beautiful land you can imagine, so isolated that visitors were not allowed until 1992, so varied that some call it the Norway of Arabia, so dry that years can pass without rain.
		To top it all, the major industry of Oman’s Musandam Peninsula is smuggling.
		Geographically bordering the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, the peninsula is separated from the rest of the Sultanate of Oman by the United Arab Emirates.
	www.aroundtheworldradio.com /reviews/MIDDLEEASTSMUGOMAN432.html (454 words)

	Musandam
		Known to Greek and Roman geographers and famous among fishermen and seafarers as the most outstanding feature along the Gulf route, the Musandam peninsula has remained virtually terra incognita to these days.
		Despite the limitations dictated by a forbidding habitat, the Musandam people have developed a distinct culture whose characters are epitomized by the impregnable stone house of the mountains, the curiously decorated boats of the Kamazirah and the unique small axe, which is carried as a weapon and symbol of manhood.
		This is the first book ever to offer an exhaustive presentation of the architecture and material culture of Musandam, the least known region of Arabia, paradoxically overlooking one of the most famous strategic spots of the Middle East.
	www.soukofoman.com /musandam.html (160 words)

	Seawatching in Oman - General info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Oman is situated on the eastern part of the Arabian peninsula, at the edge of the western Palearctic (Martins and Hirschfeld 1998, Ullman 2003 contra Cramp et al 1975-1994).
		The small inland, desert enclaves surrounded by the United Arab Emirates are of no interest for a seawatcher but the northern, mountainous (up to 2000 msl) and wild Musandam peninsula at the Straits of Hormuz, separated from the main part of the country by some 100 km of UAE territory certainly is (see detailed map).
		Seawatching is very difficult in Musandam (which has been visited about six times in recent years by Andrew Grieve et al) as there are no access roads along the coast beyond Khasab and along the east coast.
	www.seawatching.net /oman/general.html (687 words)

	Maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is bordered to the west by the warm green waters of the Arabian Gulf and to the East and South East by the vibrant and plentiful Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean.
		For birdwatchers, the Musandam is at the edge of the western Palaearctic, where you can see birds from three continents, including Ospreys, Herons, Cormorants and Terns.
		Al Marsa Dhows and speedboats operate out of Dibba Port, only 120 Km away from Dubai, giving you access to the majestic Musandam Peninsula to the north and/or the pristine Daymaniyat Islands, on the south-route safari.
	www.musandamdiving.com /maps.htm (369 words)

	WELCOME TO OMAN BY Desert Rose Tourism LLC - DUBAI
		Khasab Fort - One of the oldeast building in Musandam and it is Omani Culture.
		Kumzar - It is one of the beautiful village in Musandam penisular.
		Musandam Peninsula is a life time experience with 650 kms.
	www.holidayindubai.com /Musandam_Index1.htm (161 words)

	Peninsula - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides.
		A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory or spit.
		Iberian Peninsula, encompassing the whole of Spain and Portugal
	open-encyclopedia.com /Peninsula (208 words)

	"Oman Observer" 17 April 2005
		The Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment (Diwan of Royal Court) is joining forces with the award-winning Biosphere Expeditions of the UK to scour the majestic mountains of the Musandam Peninsula for evidence of the elusive Arabian leopard.
		They made a “reconnaissance visit” to the Musandam peninsula, while holding talks with conservation staff and local officials.
		Biosphere Expeditions will survey the area for leopard and its prey species, but as the natural prey species in the Musandam region of Oman are likely to be at very low levels, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food.
	www.biosphere-expeditions.org /virtual/www.biosphere-expeditions.com/media/omanobserver2005b.htm (1208 words)

	Rock Engravings in the UAE and Musandam Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is seldom possible to accurately date rock engravings but a general idea may be gained from the subject and the degree of weathering that has occurred to the picture.
		These are all of men on horseback and may date from the time of the early Islamic battles in the area.
		However, the most prolific area is in the fields and graveyards of the village of Agebat Oso in the Musandam, at the top of the military road that winds through the Wadi Khabb Shamsi north of Dibba.
	www.enhg.org /b/b31/31_26.htm (278 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Oman: The Terrain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dominated by mountains, flanked by oceans and deserts, Oman is a tapestry of constantly changing terrain: from the sandy edge of the Rub'al-Khali (the Empty Quarter) to the lush Salalah plain; from the fertile terraces of Jabalal-Akhdar to the barren majesty of the mountainous Musandam Peninsula (See page 38).
		Although Oman, in fact, is five-sixths desert—sand dunes and stony plateaus — it is the mountains that strike you; they rise right out of the sea or straight up from the flat plains.
		These mountains, called simply al-Hajar, (the Rocks), form the backbone of northern Oman, running southeastwards from the tip of the Musandam Peninsula to Ra's al-Hadad, Oman's easternmost point, and include fascinating geological structures, called ophiolites— masses of volcanic rock, thrust up from an ancient ocean bed— that have recently been the subject of much research.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198303/oman-the.terrain.htm (688 words)

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