The Musandam Peninsula, locally known as Ruus Al Jibal, is a peninsula that forms the northeastern point of the Arabian Peninsula. It is located to the south of the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It is inhabited by the Shihuh tribe and is mainly governed by Oman as the Musandam Governorate with certain parts governed by the United Arab Emirates, including Ras Al Khaimah and parts of Dibba.
The peninsula as seen from space. Al-Khasab to the north (top) shown in green, is contrasted between the more subtle rainbow tones of the surrounding rock in this false-colour image. The term Khasab refers to the fertility of the soil.
View of Jebal Harim from the Green Valley, March 2013
View of the Ru'us al-Jibal from Jabal Qiwhi
Sedimentary rock layers near Khasab in Musandam Governorate, Oman
The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirates and the Musandam Governorate, an exclave of Oman. The strait is about 90 nautical miles (167 km) long, with a width varying from about 52 nmi (96 km) to 21 nmi (39 km).
Satellite image
The Strait of Hormuz as seen from an airliner at 35,000 feet. Musandam is in the foreground. [verification needed]
The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter transits the Strait of Hormuz in May 2012. Porter is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet
U.S. Navy convoy in the Strait of Hormuz on 21 July 2016
![The Strait of Hormuz as seen from an airliner at 35,000 feet. Musandam is in the foreground. [verification needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Strait_of_Hormuz_from_35%2C000_Feet.jpg/450px-Strait_of_Hormuz_from_35%2C000_Feet.jpg)
