Haima ( ar, هيماء , Haymā’), is a town in the central
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 ...
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It is the capital of the central region of Oman called
Al Wusta Governorate.
Permanent settlement began after a team of oil explorers sunk a water well there. This well, along with another dug in al-Ajaiz, became the first permanent water sources in Jiddat il-Harasiis. The well in Haima was used less than that in al-Ajaiz on account of the poor grazing lands surrounding it.
In 1982 a school for boys and later one for girls was opened in Haima. Families from the Harasiis tribe have increasingly settled in this location while schools are in session.
[Dawn Chatty, "Negotiating Authenticity and Translocality in Oman: The "Desertscapes" of the Harasiis Tribe," in Regionalizing Oman: Political, Economic and Social Dynamics," (ed) Steffen Wippel, New York: Springer, 2013, 137.]
Climate
Haima has a
hot desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''BWh'').
See also
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List of cities in Oman
This is a list of cities and towns in Oman.
* Adam
* As Sib
* Al Ashkharah
* Al Buraimi
* Al Hamra
* Al Jazer
* Al Madina A'Zarqa, formerly known as Blue City
* Al Suwaiq
* Bahla
* Barka
* Bidbid
*Bidiya
* Duqm
* Haima
* Ibra
* Ibri
* Izki
* ...
References
Populated places in Oman
Al Wusta Governorate (Oman)
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