Ras al Hadd

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'''Raʾs al-Ḥadd''' ({{lang-ar|رَأْس ٱلْحَدّ}}) is a village in [[Ash Sharqiyah Region (Oman)|Ash Sharqiyah]] district in [[Oman]]. It is on a point at the entrance to the [[Gulf of Oman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ras al Hadd |url=https://wego.here.com/?map=22.52333,59.80583,14,satellite |website=HERE Maps |accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref>

The region is served by [[Ras al Hadd Airport]].

==Geography==
[[Al Hajar Mountains]] are located to the west.<ref name="Cavendish2007">{{cite book |last1=Cavendish |first1=Marshall |author-link=Marshall Cavendish |title=World and Its Peoples |volume=1 |date=2007 |publisher=Cavendish Square Publishing |isbn=978-0-7614-7571-2 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j894miuOqc4C&q=mountains}}</ref>

The beaches at Ras al Hadd and nearby ''[[Ras al-Jinz|Ra's al-Jinz]]'' are known as a breeding ground for [[green sea turtle]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Whelan|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fuW-AAAAIAAJ&q=Five+species+occur:|title=Oman: A MEED Practical Guide|date=1981|publisher=[[MEED|Middle East economic digest (MEED)]]|isbn=978-0-7103-0013-3|pages=37|language=en|quote=Five species occur: the [[Loggerhead sea turtle|loggerhead]], green, [[hawksbill sea turtle|hawksbill]], [[Olive ridley sea turtle|Olive Ridley]] and [[leatherback sea turtle|leather-back]] turtles. Of these, two species commonly breed in Oman — the loggerhead in [[Masirah]], and the green turtle on the beaches of Ras al-Hadd.}}</ref><ref>Oman, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide - Page 239 Diana Darke, Sandra Shields - 2010 "The beaches of Ras Al Hadd and Ras Al Jinz provide nesting grounds for an estimated 20,000 turtles each year that migrate from as far as the Red Sea and the East African coast. Turtles can be seen virtually year round, but September to "</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MECA Open Data |url=https://www.meca.gov.om/en/module.php?module=pages-showpage&CatID=40&ID=127 |website=Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs |accessdate=1 January 2022}}</ref>

==Indian intelligence radar==
There is an Indian listening post at Ras al Hadd,<ref name=OmIn4>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/india-activates-first-listening-post-on-foreign-soil-radars-in-madagascar/205416/ "India activates first listening post on foreign soil: radars in Madagascar"], [[Indian Express]], 18 July 2007.</ref><ref name=OmIn1>[https://closewar.com/2013/03/01/indian-listening-station-in-oman-monitoring-pakistans-naval-communications/ "Indian Listening Station In Oman Monitoring Pakistan’s Naval Communications."], [https://closewar.com/ CloseWar.Com].</ref><ref name=OmIn2>[https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/14799/naval-ties-economic-interests-drive-india-s-outreach-to-oman "."], [https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com World Politics Review], 7 January 2015.</ref><ref name=OmIn3>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-ocean-narendra-modi-significant-toeholds/1/426012.html "India's string of flowers:India obtains two strategically significant toeholds in the Indian Ocean."], [[India Today]], 27 March 2015.</ref> and berthing rights for the Indian Navy at [[Muscat]] naval base.<ref name=IOMB1>[http://www.defencenews.in/article/Overseas-Military-Bases-of-a-budding-Super-Power---India-119322 Overseas Military Bases of Indian], [http://www.defencenews.in Defence News].</ref><ref name=OmIn5>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/naval-muscle-should-fetch-economic-returns/55883.html "Naval muscle should fetch economic returns."], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 20 March 2015.</ref>

== Landmarks ==

=== Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve ===
The Easternmost peninsula in Oman hosts one of the world's most important populations of green turtles. Throughout the year, these vast sea-reptiles haul their weight of up to 190 Kilograms[[Kilogram|[12]]] from the sea at Ras Al Jinz to lay the future of this endangered species.

From the around 100 eggs, each female lays during a night, only one hatch-ling, may survive to maturity. Visitors to Ras Al Jinz will find the night walk to the beach may provide the rewarding experience of seeing the start of one of nature's most remarkable life cycles.

On 23 April 1996, Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve is designated as a nature reserve.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|title=Ras al Had Turtle Reserve and the Heritage Site of Ras al Jinz|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5840/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}</ref>

=== Shopping ===
Located at the heart of Ras Al Hadd is the area's first shopping centre, Alfouz Hypermarket, which opened on 10 May 2018. The mall caters to the shopping needs of the people of Ras Al Hadd and also to tourists, with items from groceries to swimwear.

==See also ==
*[[Eastern Arabia]]
*[[India–Oman relations#Defence cooperation|Defence cooperation between Oman]] and [[India]]
*[[List of lighthouses in Oman]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/22.5168/59.7855 OpenStreetMap - Ras al Hadd]
*[https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/photos/NearEast/Ras_al_HaddOMN.jpg]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730003834/https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/NearEast/Ras_al_HaddOMN.jpg |date=2016-07-30}}

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[[Category:Lighthouses in Oman]]
[[Category:Indian Overseas Military bases]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Oman]]
[[Category:Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate]]

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