Qarn Shamm

Qarn Shamm is a peak in , and has an elevation of 507 metres. Qarn Shamm is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Telegraph Island.

Islet
Photo: mccaffrey uk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in the Elphinstone Inlet or Khor Ash Sham, the inner inlet of Khasab Bay, less than 400 meters off the shore of the , and less than 500 meters south of much larger but also much lesser known Sham Island, both of which are parts of the Sultanate of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khasab.

Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the northwest Omani exclave of and home to about 18,000 inhabitants. It is the state capital of the Musandam peninsula on the coast of the Hormuz Strait between , the and Oman.

Qarn Shamm

Latitude
26.21° or 26° 12′ 36″ north
Longitude
56.32° or 56° 19′ 12″ east
Elevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)
Open location code
7HRR6869+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1718348905
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
390444
Wiki­data ID
Q31487371
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Satellite Map

Discover Qarn Shamm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Qarn Shamm” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قرن شم”
  • Cebuano: “Qarn Shamm”
  • Dutch: “Qarn Shamm”
  • French: “Qarn Shamm”
  • German: “Qarn Shamm”

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