The United Arab Emirates is not a mountainous country, as most of its territory is desert or semi-desert and relatively flat, but it does have excellent mountains, which are part of the Hajar Mountains, located in the northeast of Oman and east of the UAE, which are the highest in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Most of the country's mountains, with altitudes higher than , are located in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, and it is no coincidence that some of its most important summits are located exactly on the border with the Sultanate of Oman, as, in some cases, their position was taken as a reference for the drawing of the border limits between both countries.

A boundary agreement was signed and ratified in 2003 for the entire border between the United Arab Emirates and Oman, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but the contents of the agreement, and detailed maps showing the alignment, have not been published, although border stones have been placed. The future publication of these agreements and maps could make it necessary to modify the content of this article.

This list includes the name and location of the summits located entirely within the territory of the United Arab Emirates, or at least with its summit located on the border line, regardless of its height. The list is open to new additions referring to mountains that meet these conditions, with a known name and position, and whose reference data is supported by historical maps or other reliable documentary sources.

Many of these mountains are known by different names, the result of local tradition and of the various transcriptions from Arabic to English, so that an individual reference note includes the alternative names with which the mountain has been identified at some point, accompanied by their respective documentary sources.

The region is represented in different satellite images, mainly Google Earth, Google Satellite and Bing Satellite. The exact coordinates of each summit and its altitude, with respect to sea level, have been established by comparing the OpenTopoMap and OpenMapTiles topographic maps with these images, treating each with the greatest objectivity and the same measurement criteria for all the summits. In some cases, direct recognition and location by GPS have also been used, or references have been checked against data provided by hikers and climbers in itineraries published online.

In this article, the values of prominence were not taken into account, nor the topographic isolation, to give priority to identifying the mountains and location of their summits.

List of mountains Mountains of United Arab Emirates NameNotes and citations OrderMountain rangeCountryEmirate / GovernorateAltitude (m) Coordinates Jabal as Sayh 001 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Hadaba FCO 18/1920 - 1962 - Boundaries of the Northern Trucial States: prepared and drawn from sketch maps and information supplied by Julian Walker; preliminary edition<https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1920>FCO 18/1932 - 1958 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah<https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1932> 002 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Ar Rahrah Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993 003 Hajar Mountains Jabal Sal 004 Hajar Mountains Jabal Harf Tila 005 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Rahabah Tribulus - Volume 19 - 2011 - Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group - The Flora of the Ru'us al-Jibal -the Mountains of the Musandam Peninsula: An Annotated Checklist and Selected Observations - Gary R. Feulner - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2011<https://enhg.org/Portals/1/trib/V19/TribulusV19.pdf> 006 Hajar Mountains Jabal Yibir / Jabal Al-Mebrah 007 Hajar Mountains Jabal Yabana 008 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Shintal 009 Hajar Mountains Jabal Harf FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1969> 010 Hajar Mountains Jabal Al Ahqab / Jabal Qada'ah 011 Hajar Mountains Um Alnosoor / Jabal Hatta 012 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi Jabal Khabb 013 Hajar Mountains Jabal Masafi Tribulus - Volume 22 - 2014 - Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group - The Olive Highlands: A unique "island" of biodiversity within the Hajar Mountains of the United Arab Emirates - Gary R. Feulner - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343532264_Feulner_GR_2014_The_Olive_Highlands_A_unique_island_of_biodiversity_within_the_Hajar_Mountains_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates_Tribulus_22_9-34_Available_online_via_httpwwwenhgorgPortals1tribV22TribulusV2> 014 Hajar Mountains Jebel Hafeet 015 Hajar Mountains Al Buraimi Jabal Ghabbas 016 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Hilqah 017 Hajar Mountains Jabal Dad 018 Hajar Mountains Jabal Hudayd 019 Hajar Mountains Jabal Al Itim 020 Hajar Mountains Jabal Ayuzah 021 Hajar Mountains Jabal Qitab 022 Hajar Mountains Jabal Qandus 023 Hajar Mountains Jabal Ash Shu 024 Hajar Mountains Jabal Samah 025 Hajar Mountains Jabal Bu Faraj 026 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Naqat 027 Hajar Mountains Jabal Huwarah 028 Hajar Mountains Jabal Najdayn 029 Hajar Mountains Jabal Yabsah 030 Hajar Mountains Jabal Ar Ra'alah 031 Hajar Mountains Jabal Bulaydah 032 Hajar Mountains Jabal Wamm 033 Hajar Mountains Jabal Mimduk 034 Hajar Mountains Jabal Al Himri 035 Hajar Mountains Jabal Saddariyyah 036 Hajar Mountains Musandam Jabal Sall FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1969> 037 Hajar Mountains Jabal Siha 038 Hajar Mountains Sharjah Jabal Rams 039 Hajar Mountains Jabal Qutayyib 040 Hajar Mountains

See also List of mountains in Oman List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates List of wadis of Oman Geology of the United Arab Emirates Geography of the United Arab Emirates

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References

External links Hiking Adventures UAE - Jebel Yabanah Summit, 2021 (YouTube) Karim Mobay - Jabal Qada’ah: UAE’s Greatest Summit, 2021 (YouTube) Happy Hiker - Jebel Rahabah - Family Hiking, 2022 (YouTube)