Wa`ab Salim
Wa`ab Salim is a hamlet in Musandam Governorate, Oman. Wa`ab Salim is situated nearby to the village Qada, as well as near the hamlet Sharqi.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 2½ km southeast of Wa`ab Salim.
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 southwest of Wa`ab Salim.
Wa`ab Salim
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Wa‘ab Sālim” and “Wa`ab Salim, Wa‘ab Sālim, وعب سالم”
- Category: locality
- Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.1905° or 26° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
56.22612° or 56° 13′ 34″ eastElevation
158 metres (518 feet)Open location code
7HRR56RG+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 11725491488OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11774081
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Wa`ab Salim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وعب سالم”
- French: “Wa`ab Salim”
- Spanish: “Wa`ab Salim”
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