| Dhofar Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 17°06′N 54°00′E / 17.1°N 54.0°E / 17.1; 54.0 |
| Naming | |
| Native name | جِبَال ظُفَار (Arabic) |
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| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Asia |
The Dhofar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ظُفَار, romanized: Jibāl Ẓufār) are a mountain range in the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, they extend from Dhofar GovernorateinOmantoHadhramaut GovernorateinYemen, and are located between the Hajar in the northern part of Oman, and the Sarawat in the western part of Yemen.[1] Otherwise, the range in the eastern part of Yemen, particularly near Mukalla, is referred to as the Hadhramaut[2] or "Mahrat".[1]
The Dhofar Mountains consist of three subranges: Jabal al-Qarā (Arabic: جبل القرا), Jabal al-Qamar (Arabic: جبل القمر) and Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جبل سمحان).[1][3][4] The latter is the highest point at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[5]
The Arabian leopard thrives here, particularly in Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve.[3][6]
These mountains are home to Oman's largest population of Nubian ibex.[7]
The Asiatic cheetah used to occur in this region. Oman's last known cheetah was killed near Jibjat in 1977 (Harrison, 1983).[8]
In December 2018, a Schokari sand racer was spotted in a mountain in this region.[9]
![This is claimed to be the mosque where the remains of Ayyub (Job) are located[10]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jebel_Qara_-_moschea_presso_la_tomba_di_Giobbe_-_panoramio.jpg)
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Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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