Al Hamra
—  Town  —
Al Hamra Location in Oman
Coordinates: 23°07′00″N 57°17′35″E / 23.1166667°N 57.29306°E / 23.1166667; 57.29306
Country	Oman
Governorate	Ad Dakhiliyah Region
Time zone	+4 (UTC+4)

Al Hamra (Arabic: الحمراء‎) is a 400-year-old town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman. It is home to the mountainside village of Misfat Al Abryeen.

Al-Hamra is also known as Hamra Al-Abryeen with reference to the Al Abri tribe who live there. Some of the oldest preserved houses in Oman can be found in Al Hamra, a town built on a tilted rock slab. Many of the houses have two stories, with ceilings made of palm beams and fronds topped by mud and straw. Visit the nearby souq and watch a halwa maker at work in the only halwa shop still operating in the old souq

Jebel Shams (the sun mountain), the highest mountain in Oman sits north of Al-Hamra. Al Hotta cave is located at the foot of Jebel Shams. It is one of the largest cave systems in the world.

23°07′00″N 57°17′35″E / 23.1166667°N 57.29306°E / 23.1166667; 57.29306

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Al Hamra Oman and its region article