The Musandam peninsula is a region of Oman that is separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates. The capital of the region is Khasab. In the northern section of Musandam the current language is Kumzari, which is one of the south-western Iranian languages and a sub-branch of Persian. The capital Musandam in the Sultanate of Oman. ... Kumzari is an Iranian language spoken by the members of the Shihuh tribe in the Kumzar coast of Musandam Peninsula, northern Oman. ... The Iranian languages are a part of the Indo European language family. ...
A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, or spit.
Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
The Musandam, separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates, is the northernmost part of the Sultanate.
MusandamPeninsula has an abundance of sheltered fjords, some only connected to the mainland by narrow cliffs.
The peninsula is mainly inhabited by the Shihuh, who are fishermen and herdsmen and are probably descended from the original inhabitants of northern Oman.
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