Al Dhahirah Governorate () is one of the eleven

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muhafazah A is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated as "governorate", and occasionally as "province". It comes from the Arabic triconsonant ...

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Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. It was previously a region (''

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''), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011. The largest city in the governorate is

Ibri Ibri () is a city and '' Wilāyat'' (Province) in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate, in northwest Oman. Ancient history Ibri Province (''Wilayat'' Ibri) is distinguished by archaeological landmarks including forts, castles, and towers. In 1979, t ...

Economy

Al Dhahirah Governorate is the location of the biggest oil field in Oman,

Yibal Yibal is the largest oilfield in Oman, located in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate, about 360km southwest of Muscat. It began production in 1968, and at its peak had a production of nearly . In recent years, it has begun to decline, and in 2005 produce ...

, which started operations in 1968.

Provinces

The governorate consists of three

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s, or ''

wilayat A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a ''wāli''—"g ...

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Yanqul General Information Yanqul is a ''Wilayat'' of Ad Dhahirah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. Located in the northwest part of Oman, Yanqul is near the border with the United Arab Emirates. The wilayat is known for its diverse geography, incl ...

Dhank Dhank () is a wilayah (province) of Ad Dhahirah Governorate in Oman. It borders the provinces of Al Buraimi on the northwest, Ibri on the southwest and Yanqul on the east. It has many valleys, such as Wadi Al Fateh and Wadi Qumeirah. In Octobe ...

Regional Subdivision Review before 2007

Until October 2006, two more former ''wilayat'' were also part of this region,

Al Buraymi Al Buraimi () is an oasis city and a ''wilayah'' (province) in northern Oman, on the border with the U.A.E. It is the capital of Al Buraimi Governorate and is located approximately from the national capital Muscat. It is bordered by the U.A.E ...

and

Mahdha Mahdah (), or '' Wilāyat Maḥḍah'' (), is an Omani ''Wilayah'' (province) north of the town of Buraimi which borders the emirates of Sharjah, Ajman and Dubai, to the east, it borders the Wilayats of Liwa and Sohar. It was previously necessa ...

Al Buraimi Governorate Al Buraimi Governorate () is one of the 11 governorates of Oman. The area was part of Ad Dhahirah Region until October 2006, when a new governorate was created from the wilayats (provinces) of Al Buraymi and Mahdah. A third wilayat, As- Sun ...

was formed from these provinces as a new governorate in October 2006. A third ''wilaya'', Al Sunaynah, was created from rural parts of

and

Demographics

References

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