Al Batinah Region Explained

Al Batinah
Settlement Type:Governorate
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:24°N 57°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Oman
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sohar
Area Total Km2:12500
Population Total:772590
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto

Al-Bāţinah (Arabic: ٱلْبَاطِنَة)[1] was one of the regions (Mintaqat) of Oman. On 28 October 2011, Al-Batinah Region was bifurcated into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.[2] [3] [4]

The region occupied an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman. It lay between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras al-Hamra in the south, and confined between Al-Hajar Mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east. Most of Oman's population were in that region, because of the green plains between the Hajar Mountains and the sea.

Provinces

Al Batinah Region contained the largest number of provinces (wilayat), numbering twelve 12:

Suwayq is considered as the biggest wilayah in the Batinah region. Sohar was the regional capital. It is a populous city with a corniche, fish souq and numerous mosques.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Allen, Calvin H. Jr. . Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate . . 1: Land and People . 1–8 . 978-1-3172-9164-0 . . 2016-02-05.
  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://web.archive.org/web/20120309042537/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=51336&rand Seven governorates, officials named