Ra’s al Aswad
Ra’s al Aswad is a point in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Ra’s al Aswad is situated nearby to the locality Maqāqah, as well as near Shamm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Telegraph Island.
Telegraph Island
Islet
Photo: mccaffrey uk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph Island 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 Musandam Peninsula, 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 Oman.
Ra’s al Aswad
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ra’s Sawdā’”
- Category: landform
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.20979° or 26° 12′ 35″ northLongitude
56.35881° or 56° 21′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7HRR6955+WGGeoNames ID
390462
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In Other Languages
“Ra’s al Aswad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس الأسود”
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