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Encyclopedia > Al Batinah Region
Location of Al Batinah Region in Oman

Al Bāţinah (Arabic: الباطنة) is one of the regions (mintaqah) of Oman. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Mintaqah is an arabic language term for an administrative unit. ...


Al Batinah Region, otherwise known as Al Batinah Coast is one of the most highly populated regions of Oman.


It occupies an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman.It lies between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras AL Hamra in the south and confined between Al Hajr Al Gharbi mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east . The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. ... The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. ...


Al Batinah Region contains the largest number of wilayat numbering twelve :Sohar, Ar Rustaq, Shinas, Liwa, Saham, Al Khaburah, As Suwayq, Nakhal, Wadi AL Maawil, AL Awabi, Al Musanaah, Barka. A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... Sohar (صحار in Arabic) is located in the Al-Batinah province of the Sultanate of Oman, 240 kilometers north-west of the capital Muscat. ... Shinas (شناص in Arabic), population 43,312 as of 2005[1], is a coastal town in northern Oman, near the border between Oman and United Arab Emirates. ... Liwa is a chemicals and petroleum company from the United Arab Emirates. ... Saham is a coastal town in northeastern Oman. ... The Arabic name Barka can refer to: the former Roman city of Barca, which later gave its Arabized name to Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) a city in Oman (sultanate on the Arabian pensinsula) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


Sohar Town is one of the Regional centers of the region. Sohar (صحار in Arabic) is located in the Al-Batinah province of the Sultanate of Oman, 240 kilometers north-west of the capital Muscat. ...

Subdivisions of Oman Flag of Oman
Regions
Ad Dakhiliyah | Al Bāţinah | Al Wusta | Ash Sharqiyah | Ad Dhahirah
Governorates
Masqat | Musandam | Dhofar


 
 

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