Northern Oman
Northern Oman is the region hosting the capital city Muscat, fertile Al-Batinah coast, majestic Hajar Mountains and the Musandam Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates to the north and Saudi Arabia to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Muscat and Hajar Mountains.
Muscat
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Muscat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman and its most important and populous city. It has been inhabited since at least 1000 BCE and for centuries was an important trading port on the Maritime Silk Road.
Hajar Mountains
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The Hajar Mountains are a range in Northern Oman stretching along the northern coast of Oman, from southwest of Muscat to the United Arab Emirates.
Nizwa
Nizwa is the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km from the Omani capital Muscat. The population is estimated at around 83,544 people.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Musandam Peninsula and Sohar.
Musandam Peninsula
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The Musandam Peninsula is an exclave of Northern Oman. Musandam is the northernmost tip of a peninsula that juts northward into the Persian Gulf and is roughly divided along its length between Oman and the UAE.
Sohar
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Sohar is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town on the Gulf of Oman, Sohar has also been credited as the mythical birthplace of Sinbad the Sailor.
Madha
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Madha is an exclave of Oman that is completely surrounded by the Fujairah emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Ibri
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Ibri or Wilayat Ibri is a big town in the Al-Zahirah region in the northwest part of Sultanate of Oman.
Bahla
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Bahla is a fortified oasis town in Northern Oman, best known for its immense 14th-century fortress and for a unique style of pottery.
Buraimi
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Al Buraimi is an oasis city and a wilayah in northern Oman, on the border with the U.A.E. It is the capital of Al Buraimi Governorate and is located approximately 343 km from the national capital Muscat.
Northern Oman
- Location: Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude of center
24.269° or 24° 16′ 8″ northLongitude of center
57.217° or 57° 13′ 1″ eastWikidata ID
Q14201307
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Northern Oman” goes by many names.
- French: “Nord d’Oman”
- German: “Nord-Oman”
- Indonesian: “Oman utara”
- Italian: “Oman settentrionale”
- Spanish: “Norte de Omán”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Northern Oman”. Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.