Sun mountain by Dany Eid

Sun mountain by Dany Eid

Jebel Shams or the Sun Mountain is the highest mountain in Oman at a height of 3005 meters.
The story of the Jebel starts with the formation of a sea called Tethys, formed when Oman and Iraq parted. In Oman sediments were deposited in relatively shallow water, which later formed the very hard grey limestone found on the jebel. The sea was warm and rich in life, and many fossils can be found throughout the region.
As Tethys was created, submarine volcanoes were formed; the magma from these has turned some of the limestone to marble. When the Tethys Sea began to close about 90,000,000 years ago, the ocean floor was pushed over the land, forming the mountain.
After the formation of the mountain, water erosion has shaped the “ Grand Canyon”, with a vertical drop of 2,100 meters from the summit to the base.
During the winter season, we will run a workshop there of 7 days tour all over Oman

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