Omani Coast

Between Mirbat and Masirah, the Omani shore faces the open Arabian Sea. In the central part of this coast, the limestone plateau of Jiddat al-Harasis falls toward the Huquf depression, while the low Janabah hills separate the depression from the sea. Farther south, the escarpment of Sahil al-Jazir marks the edge of the plateau. Stony ground and shallow sands give this coastal country the character of desert, broken by low hills and plains.