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Wadi Wurayah National Park

Dramatic landscape of Wadi Wurayah in the Hajar Mountains, Fujairah: a deep V-shaped rocky limestone valley with steep beige and dark-brown cliffs, a small clear freshwater pool and tiny waterfall at the valley floor surrounded by green vegetation
Wadi Wurayah is a 129 km² protected wadi in Fujairah's Hajar Mountains and the UAE's first mountain national park, home to a rare year-round waterfall and species including the Arabian tahr and caracal. Public access has been heavily restricted since 2014 to allow ecological recovery, and visits today are typically limited to the public mountain road or sanctioned guided hikes.
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Masfout

Sweeping landscape of the Hajar Mountains around Masfout in Ajman at sunset: stark sun-warmed beige and ochre limestone cliffs and ridges with deep V-shaped valleys, a small traditional hilltop fort silhouetted on a rocky outcrop and date-palm groves on the valley floor
Masfout is the mountain exclave of Ajman emirate, set deep in the Hajar Mountains near the Oman border roughly 110 km from coastal Ajman. Visitors come for the restored Masfout Castle, switchback mountain drives, and air temperatures that run 8 to 12 °C cooler than the coast.
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Jebel Jais

Jebel Jais Mountain Road in Ras Al Khaimah at golden hour: a smooth black tarmac road curves through stark sun-warmed limestone cliffs and rocky escarpments of the Hajar Mountains, with multiple switchbacks visible cascading down the slopes in warm orange and ochre tones
Jebel Jais is the highest mountain in the UAE at 1,934 metres, set in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah on the Oman border. It is home to the world's longest zipline, a mountain coaster, the country's highest restaurant, and a 36 km tarmac road that has become a global cycling and supercar destination.
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