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The Musandam Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة مُسَنْدَم, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Musandam) is a governorate of Oman. With the exception of the exclave of Madha , [ 1 ] it is located on the Musandam Peninsula , which juts into the Strait of Hormuz , the narrow entry into the Persian Gulf , from the Arabian Peninsula .
The peninsula lies to the south of the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. [4] It is inhabited by the Shihuh tribe and is mainly governed by Oman as the Musandam Governorate with certain parts governed by the United Arab Emirates, including Ras Al Khaimah and parts of Dibba.
11 Musandam Governorate. 12 See also. 13 References. 14 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Provinces of Oman. ... Oman is sub-divided into 61 provinces .
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.
Khasab (Arabic: خَصَب, romanized: Ḫaṣab) is a town and capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the "Norway of Arabia" because of its extensive fjord-like craggy inlets and desolate mountainscapes.
The Rub' al-Khali, difficult to cross even with modern desert transport, formed a barrier between the sultanate and the Arabian interior. The Hajar Mountains, [1] [2] which form a belt between the coast and the desert from the Musandam Peninsula (Ras Musandam) to the city of Sur, almost at Oman's easternmost point, [3] formed another barrier ...
The Omani territory of Madha (Arabic: مَدْحَاء, romanized: madḥāʾ) is an exclave of the Musandam Governorate, enclaved by the United Arab Emirates (UAE); inside it, there is a second-order enclave: Nahwa, which is part of the UAE Emirate of Sharjah. Madha is located halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman.
Musandam may refer to: Musandam Governorate, the Omani part of the Musandam Peninsula; Musandam Peninsula This page was last edited on 22 ...