Ash Shisr
Ash Shisr is a village in Dhofar, Oman and has about 239 residents.Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological site of Shisr.
Archaeological site of Shisr
Photo: Ulfrydin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The archaeological site of Shisr is located next to the village of Ash Shiṣr in Dhofar, Oman. It used to be an oasis. The settlement was an inland trading post and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Land of Frankincense since 2000.
Ash Shisr
- Type: Village with 239 residents
- Also known as: “Ash Shişr”, “Ash Shiṣr”, “Hailat ash Shisur”, “Haylat ash Shişar”, “Haylat Shişar”, and “Shişar”
- Category: locality
- Location: Dhofar, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
18.25605° or 18° 15′ 22″ northLongitude
53.64718° or 53° 38′ 50″ eastPopulation
239Elevation
284 metres (932 feet)Open location code
7HCM7J4W+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 892698107OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
287955
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In Other Languages
“Ash Shisr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشصر”
- Arabic: “شصر”
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