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.- Locality
- …is also known as “Umm al Samim, Umm as Samīm, Umm al Samim, Umm as Samim”
- Description: landform
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Latitude
21.64° or 21° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
55.9° or 55° 54′ east
Open location code
7HHQJWR2+22
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Umm al Samim” goes by many names.
أم السميمArabic
سبخة 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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