Jabal Hafit
A limestone mountain on the border of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, near Al Ain. It rises to about 1,240 metres and is known for its Bronze Age beehive tombs, which are among the oldest in the region.
- Where
- Al Buraimi, Oman
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.0310, 55.7838
Get the Jabal Hafit stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Jabal Hafit. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Al Buraimi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Jabal Hafit
Jebel Hafeet 3.0 km
A bare limestone mountain on the border with Oman, rising south of Al Ain as an outlier of the Hajar range. A winding road climbs to the top for views over the city and the desert, and hot springs feed the green park at its foot.
Mezyad Fort 5.1 km
A historic fort at Mezyad, south of Al Ain, on the edge of the desert below Jebel Hafeet. It is part of the Jebel Hafeet Desert Park, which also takes in an ancient necropolis and the mountain itself.
Lake Zakher 17 km
A lake in the desert outside Al Ain that nobody set out to make. It formed when treated water released onto the land raised the groundwater until it reached the surface, leaving a sheet of open water among the sand.
Al Ain Zoo 17 km
A 400-hectare wildlife park in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet, given over mostly to grazing animals such as Arabian oryx, eland, gazelle and lechwe. It also keeps rare white lions and Nubian giraffes, among 68 species of mammals, 88 of birds and 35 of reptiles.
Al Ain Palace Museum 21 km
The former home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, at the edge of the Al Ain Oasis. Its sand-coloured courtyards and rooms have been kept as a museum of how the family lived before the UAE was founded.
Al Ain National Museum 21 km
The oldest museum in the UAE, founded in 1969. It covers the archaeology, history and traditional life of the Al Ain region, and holds finds from the area's ancient tombs and settlements.
Al Ain Oasis 21 km
The largest oasis in Al Ain, a shaded maze of date palm groves in the middle of the city. The palms are still watered by falaj, the old channels that carry water across the gardens, and the oasis is part of the cultural sites of Al Ain listed by UNESCO.
Al Jahili Fort 21 km
A mud-brick fort built in 1891 in an Al Ain oasis to protect the date farmers, with a round, tiered corner tower. It later housed the Trucial Oman Scouts, and now holds an exhibition on the explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
Questions
Where is Jabal Hafit?
Jabal Hafit is in Al Buraimi, Oman. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Jebel Hafeet (3.0 km), Mezyad Fort (5.1 km), Lake Zakher (17 km).
How do I get the Jabal Hafit stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Jabal Hafit and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Al Buraimi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Jabal Hafit before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Al Buraimi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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