Al-Qabil | |
Native Name: | Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Oman#Persian Gulf |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Oman |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Al Buraimi Governorate |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Timezone: | Oman Standard Time |
Coordinates: | 23.9475°N 55.8197°W |
Al-Qābil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل) is a village in Al Buraimi Governorate (formerly Ad Dhahirah Region), in northwestern Oman. A small agricultural village on the edge of the Wahibah Desert, Al Qabil lies about 25km (16miles) south along the Muscat-Sur Highway (Highway 21) from Al Ain across the border in the United Arab Emirates. The village lies south of Mazyad and Al-Zahir, west of Hisn Mazyad, and 10km (10miles) northwest of Al-Mintirib. Described as a "prosperous market village", Al-Qabil lies at a curve in the road before "descending into the Sa'dah basin from the west".[1] The village is said to contain populations of Al Bu-Shamis group of the Na'im who moved into the village from across the border with the Emirates.[2] Wadi Sarin is said to flow nearby.[3]
The village contains Al Qabil Rest House, a quaint licensed country hotel.[4] [5] The village of Gharbi Hafit lies to the immediate north and the hamlet of Sharqi Hafit to the immediate east.