Wādī Ruwaybah
Wādī Ruwaybah is a wadi in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Wādī Ruwaybah is situated nearby to the hamlet Wa‘b al Laff, as well as near Rukab ash Shabb.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khasab Airport.
Khasab Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ryan Lackey, CC BY 2.0.
Khasab Airport is an airport serving Khasab, a harbor city in Oman and capital of the Musandam Governorate The harbor opens onto the Strait of Hormuz. The airport lies in a valley between two close mountain ridges. Khasab Airport is situated 4 km north of Wādī Ruwaybah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khasab and Bukha.
Khasab
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khasab is a city in the northwest Omani exclave of Musandam and home to about 18,000 inhabitants. It is the state capital of the Musandam peninsula on the coast of the Hormuz Strait between Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Bukha
Town
Photo: Arcimboldo, CC BY 2.5.
Bukhāʾ is a Wilayat and town in the Muhafazah of Musandam in the Sultanate of Oman. It is located in the southwestern side of Musandam, overlooking the Persian Gulf. Bukha is situated 9 km west of Wādī Ruwaybah.
Wādī Ruwaybah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī ar Rubi”, “Wādī ar Ruwaybah”, “Wādī Arubi”, and “Wadi Ruwaybah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.13667° or 26° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
56.2375° or 56° 14′ 15″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
7HRR46PQ+M2GeoNames ID
388538
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Ruwaybah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي رويبة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wa‘b al Laff and Ruwaybah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sadd Wādī Khaşab and Ra’s Awlād al Bur.
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