Ḩiwaynīyah
Ḩiwaynīyah is a locality in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Ḩiwaynīyah is situated nearby to the hamlet Qanah, as well as near the locality Naz̧īfī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Telegraph Island.
Telegraph Island
Islet
Photo: mccaffrey uk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Telegraph Island is located in the Elphinstone Inlet or Khor Ash Sham, the inner inlet of Khasab Bay, less than 400 meters off the shore of the Musandam Peninsula, and less than 500 meters south of much larger but also much lesser known Sham Island, both of which are parts of the Sultanate of Oman. Telegraph Island is situated 3 km northeast of Ḩiwaynīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khasab.
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.
Ḩiwaynīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hiwayniyah”, “Ḩiwayniyyah”, and “Huwaynīyah”
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.1803° or 26° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
56.31638° or 56° 18′ 59″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
7HRR58J8+4HGeoNames ID
390429
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In Other Languages
“Ḩiwaynīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حوينية”
Localities in the Area
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