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The Regions Of The Sultanate of Oman

 The Muscat Region

The Governorate of Muscat now extends from the town of Seeb in the north to the fishing port of Quriyat in the South. With its commercial centre, industrial areas, government offices, foreign embassies and hotels, the Governorate of Muscat is the most densely populated and developed part of Oman.

 The Dhofar Region

The monsoon rains water an 8km wide plain which runs along the 130 km of the country 560km coastline that overlooks the Arabian Sea. Salalah, the capital governorate of Dhofar lies on this plain.

The Musandam Region

In the far north, in the governorate of Musandam, the mountains rise to 1,800 meters in an area often called the Norway of the Tropics because of its Rocky Inlets.

 The Batinah Region

The Batinah is the name of the coastal strip between the Hajar mountains and the Gulf of Oman. It was traditionally a fishing and farming region but is now becoming urbanised and industrialised . It is now the most heavily populated part of Oman. The Sohar is being developed once again as a major industrial port and commercial center. The area on the other side of the mountainsis known as the Dhahriah.

 The Dhahirah Region

This region is in the north-west of Oman. Dhahriah means 'the back' : the region sits at the back of the western Hajar mountain range which separates it from the Batinah region. An enormous semi-sandy plain covers much of this area which stretches from the foothills of the Western Hajar and rolls into the bleak , arid , desert area of the Empty Quarter (Rub al Khali) . The Empty Quarter runs for some 11,000kms westward crossing the regions boarder with Saudi Arabia , Buraimi in the north west boarders United Arab Emirates and in the east Jebel al-Kawr separates the Dhahriah from the Dakhiliya region.

 The Dhakhiliya Region

The Dhakhiliya region links Muscat and the coast with the rest of the country , through the Sumail gap. Geographically, the area is distinguished by the Hajar mountain range, from which the Jebel Al Akhadar (the green mountain) soars upto 3,000 meters. this region stretches from Fanja, at the foot of the mountain some 33kms from Muscat , south through Izki and Manah, to beyond the town of Adam on the fringes of the desert. The old town of Nizwa and Bahla lie at the western foothills of the Hajar.

  The  Wusta Region

The central region is a gravel desert with escarpments running down to the coast where the main occupation is fishing. Inland lie Oman's oil , gas and mineral depoaits. The Jiddat al Harasis , where the Arabian Oryx has been re-introduced, was listed in 1994 by UNESCO on its World Natural and Cultural Heritage Register.

 The Sharqiyah Region

The eatern Hajar , with its gravel plains and valleys lying on the inland side of the mountains is the northern boarder of the Sharqiyah region. To the southeast lies Jaalan , a vast sandy plain that stretches to meet the Arabian coast at Sur and Al Ashkarah. To the south are isolated Eastern (Wahiba) Sands and to the southwest lie the towns of Mudaibi and Sinaw. The road from Muscat to Sur cuts through the Sharqiyah region , passing the main towns of Ibra,Mudirrib, Al Qabil & Mintrib.


 

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