Al-Bāţinah ( ar, ٱلْبَاطِنَة) was one of the

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

''( Mintaqat)'' 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 ...

. On 28 October 2011, Al-Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and

Al Batinah South Governorate Al Batinah South Governorate ( ar, محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb al-Bāṭinah) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Bat ...

.Seven governorates, officials named
/ref> The region occupied an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman. It lay between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras al-Hamra in the south, and confined between

Al Hajar Mountains The Hajar Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْحَجَر, Jibāl al-Ḥajar, ''The Rocky Mountains'' or ''The Stone Mountains'') in northeastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabia ...

in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east. Most of Oman's population were in that region, because of the green plains between the Hajar Mountains and the sea. Al Batinah Region contained the largest number of

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s (''

wilayat A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", " province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes ...

''), numbering twelve: Sohar, Ar Rustaq, Shinas, Liwa, Saham,

Al-Khaburah Al-Khaburah ( ar, الخابورة) is a Wilayah (province) in Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southweste ...

, Suwayq,

Nakhal Nakhal ( ar, نَخَل) or Nakhl ( ar, نَخْل) is a wilayah in Al Batinah South Governorate in Oman. It is home to many old castles and forts, including the Nakhal Fort. Notable people * Abdullah Al Hilali Abdullah Al Hilali (born Jan ...

, Wadi Al Maawil,

Al Awabi Al Awabi is one of the 62 provinces ( wilayat) of Oman. It is located in Al Batinah Region, north of Oman. Based on the figures of the 2020 census, Al Awabi is home for 18,833 people, compared to 10,469 in 2003. It has 32 villages. Location Al ...

Al-Musannah Al-Musannah or Al-Mussanah ( ar, المصنعة) is a town and province in the Batinah Region of northern Oman. As of 2020 Ecensus it had a population of 99,204. See also * Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Om ...

, Barka. Suwayq is considered as the biggest wilayah in the Batinah region. Sohar was the regional capital. It is a populous city with a

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, fish souq and numerous mosques.

Historic maps of Oman showing Batinah

WELLSTED(1838) p1.027 MAP OF OMAN (retouched).jpg, 1838: ''BATINA'' Oman 1873 map (cropped from original atlas page).jpg, 1873 Oman 1879 map (cropped from original atlas page).jpg, 1879

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