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Vigie over the Strait of Hormuz and exclave of the sultanate of Oman, the Musandam lies at the northeastern point ot the Arabian Peninsula. Its fjords and mountains delimit areas of extreme tranquility where the sea is nearly always within sight.

  • Sunrise on Shams Bay

  • Mount Shams (890 meters) at the first light of day

  • Old village and abandoned fields on the flanks of the Shams mountain

  • Old village and abandoned fields on the flanks of the Shams mountain

  • Musandam fjords from the top of the mount Shams (890 meters)

  • Entrance of the wadi Quadah

  • Silica cherts in the sedimentary rock

  • Fenced field to protect it from goats

  • Trail along the cliff in the valley of Quadah

  • View over the wadi Quadah from the cliff trail

  • Quadah palm grove

  • Humpback dolphin in Musandam

Location: Oman
Year: 2016