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Yanqul SC
Yanqul is a '' Wilayat'' of Ad Dhahirah in the Sultanate of Oman. It houses Bait al-Marah Castle, located nearby the old souq of Ynaqul. References Populated places in Oman Ad Dhahirah Governorate {{coord missing, Oman ...
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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 the Persian Gulf. Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries. Muscat is the nation's capital and largest city. From the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was an empire, vying with the Portuguese and British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th century, Omani influence and control extended ac ...
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Governorates Of Oman
Oman is divided into eleven governorates ('' muhafazah''), and has been since 28 October 2011. Each of the 11 governorates are divided into '' wilayat'' (provinces). Regions and governorates before 2011 Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions ('' mintaqah'') and four governorates ('' muhafazah''). The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi 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 twelve. See also * ISO 3166-2:OM References External linksArabian names at Geonames.de"Seven new divisions created in Oman"

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Provinces Of Oman
The administrative division of Oman contains Eleven Governorates (''muhafazah''): * Ad Dakhiliyah * Ad Dhahirah * Al Batinah North * Al Batinah South *Al Buraimi * Al Wusta * Ash Sharqiyah North * Ash Sharqiyah South *Dhofar *Muscat * Musandam Within the governorates, Oman is sub-divided into 61 provinces ('' wilayat''). Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate Al Dhahirah Governorate Al Batinah North Governorate Al Batinah South Governorate Al Buraimi Governorate Al Wusta Governorate Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate Dhofar Governorate Muscat Governorate Musandam Governorate See also *List of cities in Oman *Regions and governorates of Oman Oman is divided into eleven governorates ('' muhafazah''), and has been since 28 October 2011. Each of the 11 governorates are divided into ''wilayat'' ( provinces). Regions and governorates before 2011 Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided ... References External links Ministry of Foreign Aff ...
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Ad Dhahirah Governorate
Al Dhahirah (; ''Muḥāfaẓat aẓ-Ẓāhirah'') is one of the governorates (''muhafazah'') of Oman. It was previously a region (''mintaqah''). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011. Provinces Adh Dhahirah Governorate consists of three provinces (wilayat): * Ibri * Yanqul *Dhank Regional Subdivision Review before 2007 Until October 2006, two more former wilayat (Provinces) were part of this region: Al Buraymi and Mahdha. Al Buraimi Governorate Al Buraimi Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Muḥāfaẓat Al-Buraimī) is one of the 11 governorates of Oman which was split from the Ad Dhahirah Region. Until October 2006, the area was part of Ad Dhahirah Reg ... was created from them in October 2006, as a new governorate. As well, a third wilaya (Province), of Al Sunaynah was created from rural parts of Al Buraymi and Mahdha. Demographics References Governorates of Oman {{Oman-geo-stub ...
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Bazaar
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the West, might also designate themselves as bazaars. The ones in the Middle East were traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that had doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace. Street markets are the European and North American equivalents. The term ''bazaar'' originates from Persian, where it referred to a town's public market district. The term bazaar is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work in that area. The term ''souk'' comes from Arabic and refers to marketplaces in the Middle East and North Africa. Evidence for the existence of bazaars or souks dates to around 3,000 BCE. Although the lack of archaeological evidence has limited detailed studies ...
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Populated Places In Oman
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ...
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