Tours Of Arabia is the third largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. It has a total area of 309,500 square kilometres (approximately 120,000 square miles). Oman is strategically located in the south east corner of the Arabian Peninsula at the junction of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Its long coastline includes regions that can be green and habitable, unlike much of the country’s interior which lies in the wilderness region of the Arabian Peninsula known as the Rub’ al Khali (The Empty Quarter). Traditionally considered as arid desert, credible evidence now suggests that there is water under the sands. Oman’s varied and attractive landscapes and its unspoilt wilderness areas provide outstanding leisure opportunities. In the Hajar Mountains the mountain peaks of Jabal Shams (at around 3,000 metres, the highest peak in the Arabian Peninsula) and Jabal Akhdar (Green Mountain) offer