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 ...

is divided into eleven governorates (''

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 ...

'') as of 28 October 2011. Each of the 11 governorates are divided into '' wilayat'' (

provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...

Regions and governorates before 2011

Before 28 October 2011,

was divided into five

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

s (''

mintaqah Minṭaqah ( ; plural ) is a term used for a first-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other Arab countries. It is often translated as ''region'' or ''district'', but t ...

'') and four

governorate A governorate or governate is an administrative division headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' is typically used to calque divisions ...

s (''

''). The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi Governorate was created in October 2006 from parts of

Ad Dhahirah Al Dhahirah Governorate () is one of the eleven governorates (''muhafazah'') of Oman. It was previously a region ('' mintaqah''), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011. The largest city in the governorate is Ibri. Economy Al Dhahirah Go ...

Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of 12.

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Arabian names at Geonames.de"Seven new divisions created in Oman"
Subdivisions of Oman Oman, Governorates Oman 1 Governorates, Oman Oman geography-related lists

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Regions and governorates before 2011

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