Oman lies between latitudes 16 degrees and 28 degrees N, and longitudes 52 degrees and 60 degrees E. A vast gravel desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north (Al Hazar mountains) and southeast coast (Dhofar mountains) where the country’s main cities are also located: the capital city muscat,sohar and sur in the north, and Salalah in the south. Oman’s climate is hot and dry in the interior and humid along the coast. During past epochs, Oman was covered by ocean, witnessed by the large numbers of fossilized shells existing in areas of the desert away from the modern coastline.
The peninsular part of Musandam exclave, which has a strategic location , is separated from the rest of Oman by the UAE .The series of small towns known collectively as Dibba are the gateway to the Musandam peninsula on land and the fishing villages of Musandam by sea, with boats available for hire at Khasab for trips .
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