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Yaaloni

Coordinates: 19°56′38″N 57°06′11″E / 19.944°N 57.103°E / 19.944; 57.103
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Yaaloni (or Jalooni)[1] is a small village[2] situated next to the Empty Quarter in Oman at an altitude of 153 meters. It is the site of a temperature monitoring station[3] that has recorded temperatures of over 50° C.[4] The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, a former UNESCO World Heritage Site, is at the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Top Camp Jalooni". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Oman - Tropical Cyclone HIKAA". ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Temperature Monitoring Station: YAALONI". Berkeley Earth. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Summerlike Heat Wave from Africa to India". Star Tribune. 24 April 2009.

19°56′38″N 57°06′11″E / 19.944°N 57.103°E / 19.944; 57.103