A13 road (Oman)

The A13, also officially known as Khasab–Tibat Road (Arabic: طريق خصب - تيبات) and formerly designated as Route 2 (Arabic: طريق ٢), is an arterial road in the Sultanate of Oman specifically in the Musandam exclave. The main road runs from the border of the United Arab Emirates to the regional capital Khasab. The A13 starts with only one lane on each side until it merges into a dual carriageway right after entering the city of Khasab and almost always runs along the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Arterial Road A13
Khasab–Tibat Road
A13 highlighted in red
The A13 alongside the Khasab Corniche
Route information
Length	49 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
North end	D901 - al Sina'iyah Road
Major intersections	D900 - Sall A'la Road L900 - Al Hisn Road L908 - Qada Road
South end	Tibat Border Post
Location
Country	Oman
Major cities	Bukha, Khasab
Towns	Ghamda, al Jadi, al Harf, Qada
Villages	Tibat, Fadgha, Hil, al Jari, Hanna, Mukhi
Highway system
Transport in Oman

Route description

The A13 begins at the Omani border post which borders the United Arab Emirates in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. Eight kilometres (5.0 mi) after the border post the route intersects with the town of Bukha. Bukha is the largest town on the A13 up to Khasab.^[1] Throughout the next 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the route there are several small villages such as al-Jadi and al-Jirri while there also exists a turnoff onto a gravel road which leads to the northernmost point of the main island of Musandam. As drivers reach the end of the route and to the city of Khasab the route the road widens into a dual carriageway with two lanes on each side. The route then ends at Khasab-New Souk Roundabout. From the roundabout, one road leads further into the industrial area and another into the sparsely populated hinterland of Musandam.

See also

• Transport in Oman