Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah,
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: Southeastern Governorate) is a
governorate of
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 ...
. It was created on 28 October 2011 when
Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011, when Ash S ...
and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.
[Seven governorates, officials named](_blank)
/ref> The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.
Provinces
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five '' wilāyāt'' (province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
s):Jalan Bani Bu Hassan
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan ( ar, جعلان بني بو حسن) is a wilayah (province) in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman.
Geography
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan is about 300 kilometres away from Muscat. It is bordered by Al Kamil Wal Wafi in the nort ...
( ar, جعلان بني بو حسن), population (2017): 42,168, (2020): 44,593
* Jalan Bani Bu Ali
Jalan Bani Bu Ali () is a commercial town and tourist destination in Oman.
There are many shops and supermarkets, but most famous is the traditional souq. This suq is in the south of the town about 1km from the centre and is open on Friday morn ...
( ar, جعلان بني بو علي), population (2017): 100,506, (2020): 107,867
* Masirah
Masirah Island ( ar, جَزِيْرَة مَصِيْرَة, Jazīrat Maṣīrah), also referred to as Mazeira Island or ''Wilāyat Maṣīrah'' ( ar, وِلَايَة مَصِيْرَة), is an island off the east coast of mainland Oman in the ...
( ar, مصيرة), population (2017): 15,719, (2020): 13,902
Demographics
See also
* Eastern Arabia
Eastern Arabia, historically known as al-Baḥrayn ( ar, البحرين) until the 18th century, is a region stretched from Basra to Khasab along the Persian Gulf coast and included parts of modern-day Bahrain, Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Unite ...
* Sharqiya Sands
The Sharqiya Sands ( ar, ٱلرِّمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, Ar-Rimāl Ash-Sharqiyyah, formerly known as Wahiba Sands ( or )) is a region of desert in Oman, The region was named for the Bani Wahiba tribe.Alsharan, 615. Divided between ...
References
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Governorates of Oman