The Sultanate of Oman is a country on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west and Yemen in the southwest. The coast of Oman is south and east of the Arabian Sea, and the northeast is in the Gulf of Oman. It is the strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the world's most important oil export channel. Oman is one of the oldest countries in the Arabian Peninsula. Hayseb is the capital of the local Musandeem Peninsula, located on the south bank of the Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The area is also known as the "Norway of the Arabian Peninsula" due to its strong, glacier-like coastline, its towering mountains and clear, bright fjords