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Oman, [b] officially the Sultanate of Oman, [c] is a country in Arabia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and overlooks the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The capital and largest city is Muscat.
Exclusive economic zone. 533,180 km 2 (205,862 sq mi) Oman is a country on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, situated in West Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The coast of Oman was an important part in the Omani empire and sultanate.
Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah). [ 4 ] The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi Governorate was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat.
An enlargeable map of the Sultanate of Oman. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Oman: Oman – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Oman borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest.
Al Batinah South. Al Buraimi. Al Wusta. Ash Sharqiyah North. Ash Sharqiyah South. Dhofar. Muscat. Musandam. Within the governorates, Oman is sub-divided into 61 provinces (wilayat).
This is a list of cities and towns in Oman. Adam. As Sib. Al Ashkharah. Al Buraimi. Al Hamra. Al Jazer. Al Madina A'Zarqa (formerly known as Blue City) Al Suwaiq.
The Oman government has created the Wadi Sareen Reserve and an area of Jebel Qahwan-Jebal Sebtah in the Eastern Hajar, for the protection of Arabian tahr and mountain gazelle. For visitors, there is a road into the mountains from the town of Birkat al-Mawz (on the road to Nizwa from Muscat) and a walking route through Wadi al-Muaydin to the ...
Salalah (Arabic: صَلَالَة, romanized: Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 331,949. [1] Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar province. Salalah is the birthplace of former Omani Sultan ...