Hajar Mountains

Mountain range in Oman and the United Arab Emirates

25km

Bahla

human settlement

26km

Muscat

capital of Oman

122km

Sur

city in Oman

225km

Nizwa Fort

Built in 1668 by Imam Sultan bin Saif al Ya'rubi, this imposing fort is one of Oman's most-visited national monuments. In the early 1950s the large round tower of the fort was bombed by the British Royal Air Force during the revolt. It houses a museum, and from the tower there are good views of Nizwa and the surrounding date plantations.

336m

Bahla Fort

fortress

26km

Al Hamra, Oman

Set right at the base of the mountains, this town is notable for a number of Yemeni-style mud-brick buildings, some of which are among the oldest houses in Oman. They are in an older section of the town overlooking the newer town; in recent years many of the older houses have been abandoned as the inhabitants have chosen to move into more modern buildings.

32km

Wadi Bani Awf

32km

Rustaq

human settlement

48km

Nakhal Fort

A restored fortress with a history dating to the pre-Islamic era, scenically situated on a rocky outcropping at the base of the northern Hajar Mountains. The fort houses a museum of historic guns.

57km

Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

Three sites of prehistoric settlements and beehive tombs dating from the 3rd millennium BCE, collectively inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

94km