Al-Qābil ( ar, ٱلْقَابِل) is a village in
Al Buraimi Governorate
Al Buraimi Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Muḥāfaẓat Al-Buraimī) is one of the 11 governorates of Oman which was split from the Ad Dhahirah Region. Until October 2006, the area was part of Ad Dhahirah Regi ...
(formerly
Ad Dhahirah Region
Al Dhahirah (; ''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.
Provinces
Adh Dhahirah Governorate consists of three ...
), in northwestern
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
. A small agricultural village on the edge of the
Wahibah Desert, Al Qabil lies about south along the
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...
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Sur Highway (Highway 21) from
Al Ain across the
border
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in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. The village lies south of Mazyad and Al-Zahir, west of Hisn Mazyad, and northwest of Al-Mintirib.
Described as a "prosperous market village", Al-Qabil lies at a curve in the road before "descending into the Sa'dah basin from the west".
The village is said to contain populations of Al Bu-Shamis group of the Na'im who moved into the village from across the border with the Emirates.
is said to flow nearby.
The village contains Al Qabil Rest House, a quaint licensed country hotel.
The village of Gharbi Hafit lies to the immediate north and the hamlet of Sharqi Hafit to the immediate east.
See also
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Al-Buraimi
Al-Buraimi ( ar, ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Al-Buraymī) is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It is the capital of the Al Buraimi Governorate. An adjacent city on the U ...
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Hamasa
Hamasa ( ar, حَمَاسَة, Ḥamāsah) is an area in the Buraimi area in Oman on the Oman–United Arab Emirates border. Hamasa, for the period of 200 years, was the capital of the Buraimi district.
History
Being part of the region of Tawa ...
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Mahdah
Mahdah ( ar, مَحْضَة, Maḥḍah, or '' Wilāyat Maḥḍah'' (), is an Omani territory north of the town of al Buraimi which borders the emirates of Sharjah, Ajman and Dubai. It was previously necessary to pass through Mahdah when travel ...
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Sunaynah
References
Populated places in Al Buraimi Governorate
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