Peter Ogden, HAJAR MOUNTAINS (PLACES WILDERNESS 2025)

The Hajar Mountains, 50–100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman, are one of the highest mountain ranges in the Arabian Peninsula, shared between northern Oman and the UAE. The rugged beauty of these mountains is breathtaking…even more so when you see the power pylons from a new hydro power plant dwarfed by them. The construction started several years near Hatta, approximately 140 km southeast of Dubai, and it looks like the workers have their work cut out to tame these mountains…

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