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List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates 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 UAE,[2] which are the highest in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.[3]

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

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

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Mountains of United Arab Emirates
Name Notes and citations Order

Mountain range

 Country Emirate / Governorate Altitude (m) Coordinates
Jabal as Sayh[a] [7]001Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		1,74625°58′18.8″N 56°11′30″E
Jabal Hadaba[b] [8][9]002Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		1,71226°01′08.4″N 56°10′56.2″E
Jabal Ar Rahrah[c] [10][11][12]003Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,69125°56′39.1″N 56°09′07.9″E
Jabal Sal[d] [13]004Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates  Ras Al Khaimah1,57525°55′57.0″N 56°10′09.2″E
Jabal Harf Tila[e] [14][15][16][17]005Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		1,56825°41′21.4″N 56°09′30.6″E
Jabal Rahabah[f] [11][18][19][20][21]006Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,54325°55′33″N 56°07′00″E
Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah[g] [12][14][18][22][23][24][25]
[26][27][28]		 007Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah1,52725°38′54.9″N 56°07′42.9″E
Jabal Yabana[h] [11][12][20][18][29]008Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		1,48025°52′30.0″N 56°09′36.0″E
Jabal Shintal[i] [20]009Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,43525°56′30.6″N 56°08′06.4″E
Jabal Harf[j] [30]010Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,42025°40′05.0″N 56°06′41.0″E
Jabal Al Ahqab / Jabal Qada'ah[k] [12][14][15][25][31]
[32]		011Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,37525°46′40″N 56°08′31″E
Um Alnosoor / Jabal Hatta[l] [4][33][34]
[35][36][37]		012Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Dubai
Ajman

Al Buraimi		1,28024°44′35.8″N 56°04′53.1″E
Jabal Khabb[m] [20]013Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,14526°00′53″N 56°08′39.9″E
Jabal Masafi[n] [38][39][40][41]014Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah

Fujairah		1,13425°18′40.0″N 56°12′37.1″E
Jebel Hafeet[o] [12][25][35][42][43]
[44][45][46]		015Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Abu Dhabi


Al Buraimi		1,10824°03′28.3″N 55°46′52.5″E
Jabal Ghabbas[p] [11][20][47]016Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		1,10025°50′52.3″N 56°09′09.1″E
Jabal Hilqah[q] [12]017Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah1,05825°18′49.1″N 56°12′07.0″E
Jabal Dad[r] [12][14][21][22][25]
[48]		018Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah1,05425°27′17.5″N 56°13′29.9″E
Jabal Hudayd[s] [11][12][49]019Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah1,03526°00′15.2″N 56°06′42.1″E
Jabal Al Itim[t] [12]020Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah1,01725°06′15.0030″N 56°10′12.6772″E
Jabal Ayuzah[u] [12][18]021Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah1,00525°37′09.34″N 56°11′42.47″E
Jabal Qitab[v] [12][38][18][50]022Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah99825°01′14.1″N 56°14′30.1″E
Jabal Qandus[w] [12][20][21]023Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah95426°00′13.0″N 56°07′14.9″E
Jabal Ash Shu[x] [12]024Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah95025°07′33.0″N 56°09′31.6″E
Jabal Samah[y] [38][39][51]025Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah93725°07′32.8″N 56°10′14.9″E
Jabal Bu Faraj[z] [4][12][52][53]026Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		91324°52′15.7″N 56°03′42.2″E
Jabal Naqat[aa] [20]027Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah90025°53′17.9″N 56°05′21.8″E
Jabal Huwarah[ab] [12]028Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah89025°05′20.9″N 56°08′29.8″E
Jabal Najdayn[ac] [38][54]029Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah87525°10′52.2″N 56°10′21.3″E
Jabal Yabsah[ad][38][55]030Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah87425°12′02.7″N 56°16′40.7″E
Jabal Ar Ra'alah[ae] [12]031Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah86925°53′05.2″N 56°06′54.5″E
Jabal Bulaydah[af] [38][56]032Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah83025°13′07.0″N 56°10′36.8″E
Jabal Wamm[ag] [14][18][22][57]033Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah82525°36′04.5″N 56°11′59.0″E
Jabal Mimduk[ah] [58]034Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah80825°08′26.6″N 56°11′10.6″E
Jabal Al Himri[ai] [12]035Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Fujairah80325°34′33.2″N 56°09′16.8″E
Jabal Saddariyyah[aj] [12]036Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates
 Oman		 Ras Al Khaimah

Musandam		79526°03′04.0″N 56°07′19.2″E
Jabal Sall[ak] [11][30][59]037Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah77825°45′41.0″N 56°05′16.8″E
Jabal Siha[al] [22][60]038Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Sharjah77025°20′20.0″N 56°16′36.0″E
Jabal Rams[am] [14][20][61]039Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah76125°52′10.9″N 56°04′09.1″E
Jabal Qutayyib[an] [11][62]040Hajar Mountains United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah75525°56′24.9″N 56°05′36.9″E
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Alternative Names: Jabal as Sayh, Jabal as Sayḩ.
  2. [b]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Hadaba.
  3. [c]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Rahah, Jabal Rāḩah, Jabal ar Rahrah, Jabal ar Raḩraḩ.
  4. [d]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Sal, Jabal Sall, Jabal Sāl, jbl sal, جبل سال
  5. [e]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Harf Tila (major)
  6. [f]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Rahabah, Jabal Raḩabah, Jabal ar Ra`aylah, Jabal ar Ra‘aylah.
  7. [g]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Al-Mebrah, Jabal Mibraḥ, Jabal Al-Mebraḥ, Jabal Mibrah, Jabal al Mebrah, Jabal al Mibrah, Jabal Mebrah, Jebel Al Mebrah.
  8. [h]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Yabbānah, Jabal Yabana (major), Jabal Yabana, Jabal Yabanah, Jabal Yabānah.
  9. [i]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Halhal.
  10. [j]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Ḩarf, Jabal al Ḩarf.
  11. [k]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Qada‘a (major), Jabal Qada`a, Jabal Qada`ah, Jabal Qada‘a, Jabal Qada‘ah.
  12. [l]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Hajarain, Jabal Ḩajarayn, Jabal Hajarayn, Jabal Ḩattá, Jabal Ḩaţţah, Jabal Hattah, Jabal Hatta, Um Alnosoor, Umm Alnosoor, Jabal Umm Nasur.
  13. [m]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Khab, Jabal Kubb
  14. [n]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Masafi, Jabal Masāfī.
  15. [o]
    Alternative Names: Djabel Hafit, Djabel Ḩafīt, Jabal Hafi, Jabal Hafit, Jabal Ḥafī, Jabal Ḥafīt, Jabal Ḩafīt, jbl hfyt, جبل حفيت
  16. [p]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Ghabbas.
  17. [q]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Hilqah.
  18. [r]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Adhan, Jabal Dad, Jabal Dād.
  19. [s]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Hudayd, Jabal Ḩudayd.
  20. [t]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Al 'Itim
  21. [u]
    Alternative Names: Jabal 'Ayūzah
  22. [v]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Al Kitāb, Jabal Kitas, Jabal Qitab.
  23. [w]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Qandus, Jabal Qandoos, Jabal Ghandus.
  24. [x]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Ash Shu'.
  25. [y]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Şammāh, Jabal Samah, Jabal Samāḩ.
  26. [z]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Bu Faraj, Jabal Abu Faraj, Jabal Bū Faraj, Jabal Bū Farāj.
  27. [aa]
    Alternative Names: Jebal Naqat, Jabal Niqaat.
  28. [ab]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Ḩūwārah.
  29. [ac]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Naydayn.
  30. [ad]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Jabsah, Jabal Yabisa.
  31. [ae]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Ar Ra'alah.
  32. [af]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Bilaida, Jabal Bilaidah, Jabal Bulaidha, Jabal Bulaydah.
  33. [ag]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Wamm, Jabal Wam.
  34. [ah]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Mimdūk.
  35. [ai]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Al Ḩimrī, Jabal Al Hamri.
  36. [aj]
    Alternative Names: Jebel Saddariyyah.
  37. [ak]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Sal, Jebel Sall.
  38. [al]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Şihā’, Jabal Siha'.
  39. [am]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Rams, Jabal Bin Rams.
  40. [an]
    Alternative Names: Jabal Qutayyib, Jabal Qatayib.

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