Al ‘Arqūb

Al ‘Arqūb is a hamlet in Musandam Governorate, Oman and has an elevation of 802 metres. Al ‘Arqūb is situated nearby to the hamlet Wi‘āb ‘Alī, as well as near Ar Ramīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukha and Khasab.

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 4 km northwest of Al ‘Arqūb.

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.

Al ‘Arqūb

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Al ‘Urqūb”, “Al `Arqub”, and “Lawqaybawt”
Category: locality
Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

26.12661° or 26° 7′ 36″ north

Longitude

56.18357° or 56° 11′ 1″ east

Elevation

802 metres (2,631 feet)

Open location code

7HRR45GM+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12302065572

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

414862

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Al ‘Arqūb” goes by many names.

Arabic: “العرقوب”
French: “Al ‘Arqūb”
Spanish: “Al ‘Arqūb”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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