Editing Geography of Oman (section)

===Oman Governorate===
West of the coastal areas lies the tableland of central Oman. The Wadi [[Samail]] (the largest [[wadi]] in the mountain zone),{{cn|date=January 2019}} a valley that forms the traditional route between Muscat and the interior divides the Hajar range into two subranges: ''Al-Ḥajar Al-Gharbī'' (The [[Western Hajar Mountains|Western Hajar]]) and ''Al-Ḥajar Ash-Sharqī'' (The [[Eastern Hajar Mountains|Eastern Hajar]]).<ref name="Cavendish2007"/> At the same time, mountains in the central region, where the highest of the Hajar are located, are recognised as the "[[Central Hajar Mountains|Central Hajar]]".<ref name="CullenKusky2010">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Cullen |first1=Katherine E. |last2=Kusky |first2=Timothy M. |title=Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science |publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]] |chapter=Arabian geology |pages=26–38 |isbn=978-1-4381-2859-7 |location=New York City |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vMk4t21fOvoC&q=central+hajar+mountains&pg=PA33 |year=2010}}</ref> The general elevation is about {{convert|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, but the peaks of the high ridge known as [[Jebel Akhdar (Oman)|Jebel Akhdar]] ("Green Mountain"), rise to more than {{convert|3000|m|mile|abbr=on}}. Jabal Akhdar is a home of the [[Arabian tahr]], a unique species of wild goat. In the hope of saving this rare animal, Sultan [[Qabus ibn Said]] has declared part of the mountain a national park. Behind the Western Mountains are two inland regions, Az-Zahirah and Inner Oman, separated by the lateral range of the Rub al Khali. Adjoining the Eastern Hajar Mountains are the sandy regions of Ash-Sharqiyah and Jalan, which also border the desert.