Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of the town of Al-Hamra.
Jebel Shams
Jebel Shams Balcony Walkway
View from the Balcony Walkway
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile.
Jebel Shams
…temperature is around 20 °C (68 °F) and in the winter it drops to less than 0 °C (32 °F). Jabal Shams also hosts Al Nakhur Canyon which is labeled as the Grand Canyon of Arabia. The highest point of the mountain is the North Summit, which is occupied by a military base and is a restricted area. The Ministry of Tourism…
The Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Image of the Grand Canyon and surrounding area taken from the International Space Station
The Grand Canyon from an airplane, with the Colorado River visible
Diagram showing the placement, age and thickness of the rock units exposed in the Grand Canyon