Nizwa
Nizwa is the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km from the Omani capital Muscat.
- City with about 83,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 490 metres (1,610 feet)
- …is also known as “Nazwah”
- Description: city in Ad Dakhiliyah governorate, Oman
Places of Interest
Discover Nizwa Fort.
Nizwa Fort
The Nizwa Fort is a 17th-century fortification in Nizwa, Oman.
Nizwa
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Latitude
22.9324° or 22° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
57.5311° or 57° 31′ 52″ east
UN/LOCODE
OM NIZ
Open location code
7HJVWGJJ+XC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Nizwa” goes by many names.
ኒዝዋAmharic
بيضة الإسلامArabic
نَزوىArabic
ولاية نزوىArabic
ՆիզվաArmenian
NizwaAsturian
NizvaAzerbaijani
NizvаAzerbaijani
NizwaBasque
НізваBelarusian
নিজওয়াBengali
NizwaCatalan
NizwáCebuano
尼兹瓦Chinese
尼茲瓦Chinese
NazváCzech
નિઝ્વાGujarati
NizwaHausa
ניזוואHebrew
निज़वाHindi
NizwaIndonesian
NizwaItalian
ニズワJapanese
NizwaJavanese
ನಿಜ್ವಾKannada
НизуаKazakh
НизуаKirghiz
니즈와Korean
NizvaLatvian
NizvaLithuanian
NizwaMalay
NizwaMaltese
निजावाMarathi
ნაზვაMingrelian
NizwaNorwegian
NizwaNorwegian Bokmål
NizwaNorwegian Nynorsk
NizwaOromo
НизваOssetian
ਨਿਜ਼ਵਾPanjabi
نزویPersian
NizwaPolish
نزوىPushto
НазваRussian
நிஸ்வாTamil
НизуаTatar
నిజ్వాTelugu
นิซวาThai
NizvaTurkish
NizveTurkish
NizwaTurkish
НізваUkrainian
نزویUrdu
NizvaUzbek
NizvoUzbek
NizwaVietnamese
نزویٰWestern Panjabi
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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