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The Best Attractions In Al Batinah Governorate

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Al Bāţinah was one of the regions of Oman. On 28 October 2011, Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.Al Batinah Region, otherwise known as Al Batinah, occupied an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman. It lay between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras al-Hamra in the south and confined between the Al Hajar Mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east. Most of Oman's population were in that region, because of the green plains between the Al Hajar Mountains and the sea. Al Batinah Region contained the largest number of provinces , numbering twelve: Sohar, Ar Rustaq, Shinas, ...
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The Best Attractions In Al Batinah Governorate

  • 4. Sohar Regional Sports Complex Sohar
    Suhar is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited as the mythical birthplace of Sinbad the Sailor.According to the 2010 census, Suhar's population was 140,006, making it Oman's fifth most-populated settlement. Described as an industrial town, the development of the Sohar Industrial Port during the 2000s has transformed it into a major Omani industrial hub.
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  • 5. Sohar Fort Sohar
    Suhar is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited as the mythical birthplace of Sinbad the Sailor.According to the 2010 census, Suhar's population was 140,006, making it Oman's fifth most-populated settlement. Described as an industrial town, the development of the Sohar Industrial Port during the 2000s has transformed it into a major Omani industrial hub.
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  • 7. Nakhal Fort Al Batinah Governorate
    Nakhal is town in Al Batinah Region in Oman. It is home to Nakhal Fort. It is the hometown of international football referee Abdullah Al Hilali.
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  • 9. Jebel Shams Al Hamra
    The Jebel Akhar, Jabal Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar , is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It extends about 300 km northwest to southeast, between 50–100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast. The highest point, Jebel Shams , is around 3,000 metres . This mostly limestone mountain is the highest point in Oman and the whole of eastern Arabia. Jebel Akhdar forms the central section of the Al Hajar Mountains range, and is located around 150 km from Muscat. The range is mostly desert, but at higher altitudes receives around 300 mm of precipitation annually — moist enough to allow the growth of shrubs and trees and support agriculture. It is this that gives the mountains their green name. An old stronghold on the inland side of the mountain is Birkat...
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  • 10. Ibri Castle Ibri
    Ibri is a city in the region Az Zahirah, in northwest Oman.
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