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Encyclopedia > Al Wusta Region (Oman)
Location of Al Wusta Region in Oman

Al Wusta (Arabic: الوسطى) 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. ...


Al Wusta Region consists of four wilayats: Haima, Duqm, Mahout and Al Jazer. A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... Duqm is a port town on the Arabian Sea, in central-eastern Oman. ...

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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Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1398 words)
The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.
Oman constituted one of the Satrapies of the Persian Empire.
Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity".
Desert Discovery - Al Wusta Region (341 words)
The region's northern border runs from the island of Mahawt (situated west of Masirah Island and Bahr al Hikman whick form the Sharqiya region's southern coastal border), on to Saudi Arabia, its western border.
The south borders the Dhofar region and to the east lies the Arabian Sea.
Al Wusta has the second largest land area of Oman's eight regions, with the smallest number of inhabitants.
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