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Ghubb, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates


Alternative Names:Ghubb
Type:Section of populated place
Mindat.org Region:Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Region:Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates
Latitude:25° 48' 19" N
Longitude:55° 58' 48" E
Lat/Long (dec):25.80529,55.98003
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:292083
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:292083:2
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Masfut Complex, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates25° 49' 59" N56° 0' 0" E3.7km (2.3 miles)
Suhaila, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 41' 51" N55° 58' 18" E12.0km (7.5 miles)
Wadi Ar Ra'ilah, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 48' 1" N56° 6' 3" E12.1km (7.5 miles)
Mak Sikek, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 45' 37" N56° 7' 1" E14.6km (9.1 miles)
Wadi Bakhit, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 54' 38" N56° 4' 37" E15.2km (9.4 miles)
Danam, Qada‘ah, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 45' 12" N56° 8' 6" E16.6km (10.3 miles)
Silay Al Khatami, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 44' 26" N56° 7' 48" E16.6km (10.3 miles)
Qada'ah, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 45' 2" N56° 8' 49" E17.8km (11.1 miles)
Qada‘ah, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 45' 2" N56° 8' 49" E17.8km (11.1 miles)
Wadi Nahela, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 39' 35" N56° 3' 24" E17.9km (11.1 miles)
Shairi, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 42' 2" N56° 7' 22" E18.4km (11.5 miles)
Jebel al-Mataradh, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 37' 40" N56° 1' 16" E20.2km (12.5 miles)
Jebel Tafif, Musandam Governorate, Oman25° 43' 40" N56° 10' 9" E20.8km (12.9 miles)
Jabal Shintal, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 56' 30" N56° 8' 6" E21.7km (13.5 miles)
Baighit, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 55' 45" N56° 9' 13" E22.2km (13.8 miles)
Dafalas, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 57' 9" N56° 8' 54" E23.5km (14.6 miles)
Kahf Kharrat Najem Cave (Shooting Star Cave), Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates25° 31' 6" N56° 0' 5" E32.0km (19.9 miles)
Wādī Kūb, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates25° 27' 44" N56° 5' 59" E40.0km (24.8 miles)
Uyaynah carbonatite, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates25° 27' 6" N56° 10' 1" E43.5km (27.1 miles)
Fujairah Chrome Mine, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates25° 17' 35" N56° 3' 1" E57.4km (35.7 miles)
Bulaydah, Bani Hamid complex, United Arab Emirates25° 15' 23" N56° 10' 52" E64.3km (39.9 miles)
Namakdan Cave, Namakdan saltdome, Qeshm Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran26° 36' 34" N55° 30' 47" E100.8km (62.6 miles)
Namakdan saltdome, Qeshm Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran26° 37' 16" N55° 29' 43" E102.8km (63.9 miles)
Hatta Zone Carbonatites, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates24° 48' 48" N56° 3' 15" E110.6km (68.7 miles)
Hatta Mine (Hatta deposit), Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman24° 46' 11" N56° 20' 16" E120.6km (75.0 miles)
Shinas Mine, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman24° 46' 50" N56° 23' 10" E121.0km (75.2 miles)
Khaznah deposit, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman24° 46' 38" N56° 23' 36" E121.6km (75.6 miles)
Aswad deposit, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman24° 44' 55" N56° 21' 52" E123.7km (76.9 miles)
Mandoos deposit, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman24° 42' 33" N56° 22' 45" E128.3km (79.7 miles)
Hatta Extended deposit, Al Batinah South Governorate, Oman24° 41' 28" N56° 22' 18" E130.0km (80.8 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PeninsulaPeninsula
Rub’ al Khali Desert, Arabian PeninsulaDesert
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Oman Mountains Foldbelt basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
Semail Ophilite, Eurasian PlateOphiolite Complex
United Arab EmiratesCountry
Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesEmirate
 
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