Jabal Al Harim or Jebel Al Harim (Arabic: جبل حارم, romanized: Jabal Ḥārim)[2] is a peak located in the Hajar Mountains range, north of the Sultanate of Oman, in the Musandam Governorate.

It has an elevation of 2,087 m (6,847 ft), a prominence of 1,720 m (5,640 ft) and a considerable topographic isolation of 158.99 km (98.79 mi)[1] The mountain is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) southeast of the town and farming area of As Sayh,[3] and its summit is currently occupied by a radar[4] and a military base, which is accessed via a winding dirt road, closed to the public 400 m (1,300 ft) before reaching the highest point.

[5] On the southern and eastern slopes of Jabal Al Harim are located the headwaters[6] of the Wadi Bih, one of the most important wadis in the United Arab Emirates, which originates at this point in the Musandam Governorate (Oman), and expands to through an extensive drainage basin, with an area between 460 km2 (180 sq mi) and 483 km2 (186 sq mi), distributed between the territory of the UAE and Oman (approximately 172.32 km2 (66.53 sq mi) in the UAE and 298.26 km2 (115.16 sq mi) in Oman).

[17] The geographical area of Jabal al Harim was historically populated by the semi-nomadic Shihuh tribe, section of Bani Hadiyah (Arabic: بني هدية‎), one of the two main sections of the tribe, which occupied, among other territories, the tribal areas of As Sayḩ and Khanazirah.

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