A rugged peninsula at the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the rest of Oman, with mountains plunging into fjord-like inlets (khors). Dhow cruises from Khasab visit Telegraph Island and swim with dolphins.
It's reached by road from the UAE or by flight or ferry from Muscat.
Oman's highest mountain, about 3,000 m, overlooking Wadi Ghul, the 'Grand Canyon of Arabia'.
Oman's main mosque, completed in 2001, with a huge Persian carpet and a Swarovski chandelier.
A 17th-century fort with a huge round tower in the historic capital of interior Oman.
A canyon with turquoise pools between towering cliffs.
A beach on Oman's easternmost point where endangered green turtles come ashore every night to lay their eggs.
A sea of orange sand dunes, up to 100 m high, inhabited by Bedouin.
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