Al Qabil Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lichtenthäler, Gerhard. Political ecology and the role of water: environment, society and economy in northern Yemen. June 2003. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-0908-7. 76.
  2. Book: Allāh, Muḥammad Mursī ʻAbd. The United Arab Emirates: a modern history. 1978. Croom Helm. 978-0-85664-314-9. 302.
  3. Book: Costa. Paolo. Baldissera. Eros. Historic mosques and shrines of Oman. 2001. Archaeopress. 978-1-84171-230-7.
  4. Book: Walker. Jenny. Butler. Stuart (CON). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. registration. 11 May 2011. 1 October 2010. Lonely Planet. 978-1-74179-145-7. 216.
  5. Web site: Al Qabil. Desert Discovery. 11 May 2011.