Al Dhahirah (Arabic: محافظة الظاهرة; Muḥāfaẓat aẓ-Ẓāhirah) is one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Oman. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4]
Until October 2006, two more former wilayat (Provinces) were part of this region: Al Buraymi and Mahdha. Al Buraimi Governorate was created from them in October 2006, as a new governorate. As well, a third wilaya (Province), of Al Sunaynah was created from rural parts of Al Buraymi and Mahdha.
dhahirah, governorate, extinct, neighborhood, riyadh, saudi, arabia, dhahirah, riyadh, dhahirah, arabic, محافظة, الظاهرة, muḥāfaẓat, aẓ, Ẓāhirah, governorates, muhafazah, oman, previously, region, mintaqah, became, governorate, october, 2011, dhahirahgovernora. For the extinct neighborhood in Riyadh Saudi Arabia see Al Dhahirah Riyadh Al Dhahirah Arabic محافظة الظاهرة Muḥafaẓat aẓ Ẓahirah is one of the governorates muhafazah of Oman It was previously a region mintaqah It became a governorate on 28 October 2011 2 3 4 Al DhahirahGovernorateAl Dhahirah Governorate of OmanCountry OmanCapitalIbriGovernment GovernorNajeeb bin Ali bin Ahmed Al RawasArea Total37 000 km2 14 000 sq mi Population 2020 1 Total213 043 Density5 8 km2 15 sq mi Contents 1 Economy 2 Provinces 3 Regional Subdivision Review before 2007 4 Demographics 5 ReferencesEconomy editThe governorate is the location of the biggest oil field in Oman Yibal which started operations in 1968 Provinces editAdh Dhahirah Governorate consists of three provinces wilayat Ibri Yanqul DhankRegional Subdivision Review before 2007 editUntil October 2006 two more former wilayat Provinces were part of this region Al Buraymi and Mahdha Al Buraimi Governorate was created from them in October 2006 as a new governorate As well a third wilaya Province of Al Sunaynah was created from rural parts of Al Buraymi and Mahdha Demographics editHistorical populationCensus yearPop p a 1993124 606 2003130 177 0 44 2010151 664 2 21 2020213 043 3 46 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Source Citypopulation 5 References edit Population Data Maps gt Total Population 2019 Dec Archived 2020 08 04 at the Wayback Machine National Centre for Statistics amp Information 7 May 2020 Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013 12 08 at the Wayback Machine Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013 05 24 at the Wayback Machine Times of Oman 2012 03 09 Archived from the original on 2012 03 09 Retrieved 2023 01 30 Oman Governorates www citypopulation de 23 N 56 E 23 N 56 E 23 56 nbsp This article about the geography of Oman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Dhahirah Governorate amp oldid 1169544619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
