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Al Dhahirah Governorate

Al Dhahirah Governorate

Governorate of Oman

For the extinct neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, see Al Dhahirah (Riyadh).

Al Dhahirah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الظاهرة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat aẓ-Ẓāhirah, lit. 'The Phenomenon') is one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Oman. It was previously a region (mintaqah), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4] The largest city in the governorate is Ibri.

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Economy

Al Dhahirah Governorate is the location of the biggest oil field in Oman, Yibal, which started operations in 1968.

Provinces

The governorate consists of three provinces, or wilayat:

Regional Subdivision Review before 2007

Until October 2006, two more former wilayat were also part of this region, Al Buraymi and Mahdha. Al Buraimi Governorate was formed from these provinces as a new governorate in October 2006. A third wilaya, Al Sunaynah, was created from rural parts of Al Buraymi and Mahdha.

Demographics

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References

  1. [1]
    Population-Data Maps > Total Population:2019 Dec Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Centre for Statistics & Information, 7 May 2020
  2. [2]
    Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
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    Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    "Times of Oman". 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. [5]
    "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

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