Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate Explained

Ad Dakhiliyah
Native Name:	Arabic: محافظة الداخلية
Settlement Type:	Governorate
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Nizwa
Leader Title:	Governor
Leader Name:	Hilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri
Area Total Km2:	31900
Population Total:	478,500
Population As Of:	2020^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية|Ad-Dāḫilīyah|lit=The Interior) is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Provinces

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of nine provinces (wilayat):

• Nizwa
• Samail
• Bahla
• Adam
• Al Hamra
• Manah
• Izki
• Bid Bid
• Jebel Akhdar

Demographics

Notes and References

1. https://data.gov.om/amxduh/population Population-Data Maps > Total Population:2019 Dec
2. http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman
3. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/October/middleeast_October571.xml&section=middleeast Seven new divisions created in Oman
4. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seven+governorates%2C+officials+named-a0271023324 Seven governorates, officials named
5. Web site: مرسوم سلطاني رقم ١١٤ / ٢٠١١ باعتماد التقسيم الإداري للسلطنة وتنظيم عمل المحافظين. live. 2021-10-15. Qanoon.com. 26 October 2011 . ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402093339/http://qanoon.om:80/p/2011/rd2011114/ . 2017-04-02 .