Saadha Explained

Al-Saadah
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Oman
Pushpin Label Position:below
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Oman
Coordinates:17.053°N 55.065°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Oman
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Dhofar Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:5,944
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:+4
Utc Offset:+4

Al-Saadah (Arabic: سدح) is a coastal town 30–40 km from Salalah in the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. There are a few supermarkets, shops, schools and colleges in the town, as well as a police station and a healthcare centre run by the Ministry of Health. Saadha is linked to the nearby towns of Taqa, Mirbat, and Thumrait by motorable roads.

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Sadah in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, noting its location as being on the coast eastof Mirbat, roughly 20 miles or more from that place by land. He wrote:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Total Population. National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. 10 February 2019.