Umm al Samim
The Umm al Samim is a quicksand area on the eastern edge of the Rub al'khali desert largely within Oman's borders. The waters, such as they are, drain into this brackish low-lying closed basin area off the Omani mountains and the wadis of the Rub al'khali.- Sabkha
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (180 feet)
- Description: landform
- Also known as“Masābīkh Umm as Samīm”“Sabkhat Um as Samīm”“Sabkhat Umm as Samīm”“Sibākh Umm as Samīm”“Um as Samim”“Umm as Samīm”
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Latitude
21.77563° or 21° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
55.76684° or 55° 46′ 1″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Umm al Samim” goes by many names.
أم السميمArabic
سباخ أم السَّميمArabic
سبخة أم السميمArabic
مسابيخ أم السميمArabic
Umm al-SamimCatalan
Ουμ αλ ΣαμίμGreek
ウンム・サミームJapanese
Um al SamimasLithuanian
Umm al SamimNorwegian Nynorsk
Umm al SamimSwedish
อุมมุสซะมีมThai
Umm as-SamimUzbek
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