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  2. Barka, Oman - Wikipedia

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    Barka (Arabic: بَرْكَاء, romanized: Barkāʾ) is a coastal city and Wilayah in the region Al Bāţinah, in northern Oman.Bordered by the Sea of Oman and the Hajar Mountains in southern Batinah, Barka is about a half-hour drive from As-Seeb and roughly an hour's drive from Al-Khuwair and Ruwi.

  3. Al Hamra, Oman - Wikipedia

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    Al Hamra (Arabic: ٱلْحَمْرَاء, romanized: Al-Ḥamrāʾ) is a 400-year-old town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman. [1] As a province (wilayat), it is home to a number of villages including the mountainside village of Misfat Al Abryeen, with the village of Ghul to the northwest of the town, and Bimah to the north-northeast. [2]

  4. List of wars involving Oman - Wikipedia

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    Imamate of Oman: Sultanate victory. Defeat of the Imamate of Oman. Dhofar Rebellion (1962–1976) Oman Iran United KingdomSupport: Pakistan. Jordan. DLF PFLOAG NDFLOAG PFLO. Support: South Yemen. Soviet Union. Victory. Defeat of the rebels. Gulf War (1990–1991) Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Morocco ...

  5. 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 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, which is a 4.60% population increase from 2023.

  6. Al-Birwa - Wikipedia

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    Several excavation has been conducted at the site of al-Birwa after year 2000. Finds included a large building, numerous potsherds from the Late Roman period, a bronze coin from the 1st or 2nd century CE, remains of an ancient olive press, glass vessels such as a wine goblet and bottles dated to the Late Byzantine and Umayyad periods (7th and first half of 8th centuries CE) and an underground ...

  7. Al Buraimi Governorate - Wikipedia

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    The town of Al-Buraimi is an oasis town in northwestern Oman, on the border of the United Arab Emirates. Al Ain is an adjacent city on the UAE side of the border. Both settlements are part of the historical region of Tawam [3] or Al-Buraimi Oasis. [4] For many decades, there had been an open border between Al-Buraimi located in Oman and Al-Ain.

  8. Al-Buraimi - Wikipedia

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    Al Buraimi (Arabic: ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, romanized: Al-Buraymī) is an oasis city and a wilayah in northern Oman, on the border with the U.A.E. It is the capital of Al Buraimi Governorate and is located approximately 343 km (213 miles) from the national capital Muscat.

  9. Consultative Assembly (Oman) - Wikipedia

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    The Consultative Assembly (Arabic: مجلس الشورى; transcription: Majlis al-Shura) is the lower house of the Council of Oman. It is the only legislative body in Oman of which all members are democratically elected. The other chamber of the parliament is the Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla). The assembly consists of 90 elected members.