Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah,
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: Northeastern Governorate) is a
governorate
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of
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
. It was created on 28 October 2011, when
Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah, English: Southeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Ash Sha ...
.
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/ref> The centre of the governorate is the '' wilāyah'' (province
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) of Ibra
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.
Provinces
Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six ''wilāyāt'':Al-Mudhaibi
Al-Mudhaibi ( ar, المضيبي) is the largest willaya in Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman. It has two niabas: Sinaw and Samad Ash Shan. Suq Sinaw is one of the most popular suqs in Oman. Dresses, khanjars and jewelry are sold there. It includ ...
( ar, المضيبي), population (2017): 117,691
* Bidiya ( ar, بدية), population (2017): 40,812
* Dema Wa Thaieen
Dema Wa Thaieen is a ''Wilayat'' of Ash Sharqiyah North in the Sultanate of Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...
( ar, دماء والطائيين), population (2017): 26,817
* Ibra
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( ar, إبراء), population (2017): 57,561
* Wadi Bani Khalid, population (2017): 12,518
Demographics
See also
* Eastern Arabia
* Sharqiya Sands
The Sharqiya Sands ( ar, ٱلرِّمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Ar-Rimāl Ash-Sharqiyyah, formerly known as Wahiba Sands ( or )) is a region of desert in Oman, The region was named for the Bani Wahiba tribe.Alsharan, 615. Divided between ...
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