Most of the U.A.E. and the center of Oman is arid lowland, including salt flats (sabhkas), like the large one in the western U.A.E., or the one at the bend in the interior border of Oman. The end of the Arabian Peninsula is--other than a narrow coastal plain--high ground, with mountains rising above 3,000 meters in southwest Oman, where a narrow coastal plain rises to low mountains that fall off into desert plateau. Seasonally wet gullies (wadis) flow inland from the higher elevations. Off of Oman's southeast coast are some islands, notably Masirah. There are also islands off the U.A.E. like al-Jirah.
A narrow majority speak Arabian dialects of Arabic. A greater majority--more than eight in ten--are Sunni Moslems.(3) The two biggest minorities--among divers recent immigrants--are speakers of Malayalam and Balochi.(4)
Dubai is the only city with a million residents.
north of the Mazandaram Peninsula
northeast of Oman
southeast of Oman
southwest of Oman
northwest and west of Oman, and south and northwest of the U.A.E.
north of the U.A.E.
(1) 'Uman in strictly transliterated Arabic.
(2) al-Imarat al-'Arabiyah al-Muttahidah in transliterated Arabic.
(3) About 17 in 20 are Moslems.
(4) Pashto speakers may also be as many as one in 20.