Musandam Peninsula has an abundance of sheltered fjords, some only connected to the mainland by narrow cliffs . Fjords, or Khors , created by fragmented rock stretching claw-like into the sea and massive overshadowing cliffs towering above are magnificently reflected in the water below.

Musandam is divided into four Wilayats: Khasab, Bhuka, Dibba and Mudha

The coast just into the Strait of Hormuz and extends some 600 kilometers. These spectacular fjords have given the area a second name "The Norway of Arabia" The Strait of Hormuz is only 60 km wide and does not exceed 60m in depth and is of strategic importance to Oman as 70% of all the Gulf's oil trade passes through this area.

The total population of Musandam is approximately 28,000 and the capital Khasab has 18,500 inhabitants. Dibba on the East coast of Musandam has a population of approximately 6,000. The Peninsula begins with Tibat, on the west coast in the Arabian Gulf to Daba (Dibba). On the east coast in the Gulf of Oman , this coastal zone, along with many offshore islands, offers a unique contract with nature. Small villages nestle along the tortuous shoreline, most of them only accessible by sea, like Lima and Kumzar.

Its rugged mountain rise up over 2,000 meters above sea level. In Arabic it is known as Ra's Musandam . The Ru'us al-Jibal (The Mountaintops), the northernmost extremity of the al-Gharbi Al-Hajar ( Western Hajar mountains), occupy the northern tip of the Musandam Peninsula . The peninsula is generally about 36 km wide.

The Shihu, who are fishermen and herdsmen and are probably descended from the original inhabitants of northern Oman , mainly inhabits the peninsula. Fishing is the peninsula's main industry with the packing plants at Khasab and Bay'ah . Transportation is mostly by Sea, since no roads cross the forbidding terrain.