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The Al Hajar Mountains in Oman, a wonder of geology

Nowhere in the world can the cross-section of all strata of the earth to explore it as easy as in the Al Hajar Mountains . Scientists elsewhere have to drill hundreds of meters in depth, they are in Oman, out of the structure of the earth before the eyes of spectacular. It is a unique wonder of geology. Oman holiday request

Al Hajar Mountains, Oman

Al Hajar Mountains

majestic mountains, the highest in the Gulf region, with furrowed hillsides and mysterious caves, breathtaking cliffs, craggy rock overhangs and deep canyons in a non-recordable colors form the backdrop for every itinerary by Oman.

With an incredible diversity of natural wonders, the mountain attracts over a length of almost 500 Kilomtern by the Sultanate. There is high up to 3,000 meters pushes barrier between the Gulf of Oman and the desert landscapes in the interior of the country.

65 million years ago folded by tectonic shifts, the rock masses are now a paradise for geologists.

Al Hajar Al Jissah with

Jebel Akhdar

The main ridge of Jebel Akhdar is called. Here, the layers lie on the surface, which otherwise are hidden thousands of feet in the ocean. Between colorful iridescent stone and rare fossils of about 4,000 year old rock carvings are found, the evidence of an early settlement.

Grand Canyon Oman

Over the Wadi Jizzi (dried up river bed) and 300 kilometers south Sum'il Pass can penetrate deeper into well-developed in the Al Hajar Mountains Starßen. Passing by the picturesque mountain village of al Misfah Abryeen, where the houses cling to steep, narrow streets to the rocky slope. About Al Hamra

we journey to the 2,000 meter high plateau at the Grand Canyon of Oman, where the locals for picnics Abkühlungg in the hot summer and camp.

open From here magnificent views of the 1,000-meter deep wadi Nakhar. It reveals, with its different sediments 600 million years the Earth.

Jebel Shams

With 3009 meters Height is one of the Jebel Shams the highest peak in the Gulf region. In winter it is sometimes covered with a light blanket of snow. thrive

video Jebel Shams and Grand Canyon



plateau Saiq

On spectacular terraced fields located in the mountains huge pomegranates, grapes , walnuts and even the famous Damascene roses. Your rose water supplies throughout the Orient. A millennia-old Bewässeungssystem of channels provided this wonder of nature and a sophisticated System that monitors only one man volunteers. It opens and closes the gate for the Fajals (channels) and allows the water to the water tank for "timetable" in these times, sometimes running in that direction. Spectacular when you consider that the groundwater in Oman in the first 60 meters and it starts raining so rare. http://oman-rundreise.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default request Oman Holiday