Sharbithat Explained

Sharbithat
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Oman
Pushpin Label Position:below
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Oman
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Oman
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Dhofar Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:+4
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:17.9375°N 56.2736°W

Sharbithat (Arabic: شربيتات) is a coastal town in Dhofar, Oman. It is located at around 17.9375°N 56.2736°W, and is located in the wilayat of Sheleem. Sharbithat is situated around 430 km from Salalah, which is in the south of Sultanate of Oman.

Characteristics

Sharbithat is basically a fishing village, having a population of approximately 300 people. Fish caught from Sharbithat is sent to places like Dubai and Salalah, where it is packaged and exported to many countries. Sharbithat has a secondary school and a health center. A new housing colony has recently been built.

Archeology

The 14-km coastline of Sharbithat is a promising site of excavation for Neolithic sites; the first dig was conducted in January 2017.[1] In 2020, a tooth from a species of Otodus, an extinct genus of shark, dating back 5500 years was found. The tooth was the first of its kind found in Arabia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Maiorano . Maria Pia . Marchand . Grégor . Vosges . Jérémie . Berger . Jean-François . Borgi . Federico . Charpentier . Vincent . 2018 . The Neolithic of Sharbithāt (Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman): typological, technological, and experimental approaches . Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies . 48 . 219–233 . 0308-8421.
  2. News: 3 September 2020 . Fossil of extinct shark retrieved from Dhofar . . 13 December 2022.