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  2. Muscat and Oman - Wikipedia

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    The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: سلطنة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: دولة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Dawlat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān) during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab ...

  3. Muscat - Wikipedia

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    Muscat (Arabic: مَسْقَط, Masqaṭ pronounced) is the capital and most populated city in Oman.It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat.According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was 1.72 million as of September 2022. [4]

  4. Oman - Wikipedia

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    Oman, [b] officially the Sultanate of Oman, [c] is a country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It 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. Oman has a population of about 5.28 million as of 2024 ...

  5. Governorates of Oman - Wikipedia

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    Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions and four governorates . [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. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of 12.

  6. List of cities in Oman - Wikipedia

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    Map of Oman Al Hamra Muscat, capital of Oman Downtown Nizwa. This is a list of cities and towns in Oman. Adam; As Sib; Al Ashkharah; Al Buraimi; Al Hamra; Al Jazer;

  7. Geography of Oman - Wikipedia

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    Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and covers a total land area of 309,500 km 2 (119,500 sq mi). The land area is composed of varying topographic features: valleys and desert account for 82 percent of the land mass; mountain ranges, 15 percent; and the coastal plain, 3 percent.

  8. Muscat Governorate - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Muscat Governorate. Muscat (Arabic: محافظة مسقط) is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its provincial capital is Muscat, which is the largest city and only metropolis of Oman. Muscat Governorate, commonly referred to as Muscat City, is the seat of government and contains Oman's first cruise and cargo port [2] and oil ...

  9. Provinces of Oman - Wikipedia

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    The minor (light) lines show the provincial borders and the major (dark) lines show region and governorate borders. The administrative division of Oman contains eleven governorates (), [1] and within the governorates, Oman is sub-divided into 61 provinces ().