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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.12661° or 26° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
56.18357° or 56° 11′ 1″ eastElevation
802 metres (2,631 feet)Open location code
7HRR45GM+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12302065572OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
414862
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