Ruwaybah
Ruwaybah is a hamlet in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Ruwaybah is situated nearby to the hamlet Wa‘b al Laff, as well as near Rukab ash Shabb.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 Ruwaybah.
Ruwaybah
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Arubi” and “Rūbiyah”
- Category: locality
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.13488° or 26° 8′ 6″ northLongitude
56.24038° or 56° 14′ 25″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
7HRR46MR+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12304000086OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
388687
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Ruwaybah” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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