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Maqa'isah Destination Guide

Explore Maqa'isah in Oman

Maqa'isah in the region of Al Bāţinah is a place in Oman - some 106 mi or ( 171 km ) West of Muscat , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Maqa'isah

Time in Maqa'isah is now 06:11 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Muscat " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bandar Abbas, Umm al Ja'arif, Sur ash Shiyadi, Al Sohar, and Saham. Since you are here already, consider visiting Bandar Abbas . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Maqa'isah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

OMAN FISHING 1984

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On the east coast of Oman, Al-Batinah, we interviewed a citizen during their classical method of fishing. Notice the main fishing was for sardine which lives along the beach. As fisherman explained th ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Muscat, Oman

Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2010 census, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 734,697. The metropolitan area spans approximately 1,500 km and includes six provinces called wilayats.

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Located at 24.00 57.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Capitals in Asia, Former Portuguese colonies, Gulf of Oman, Muscat, Oman, Populated coastal places in Oman, Populated places established in the 2nd century, Populated places in the Muscat Governorate, Port cities in the Arabian Peninsula

Al Batinah Region

Al Bāţinah was one of the regions of Oman. On 28 October 2011 Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate. Al Batinah Region, otherwise known as Al Batinah, occupies an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman. It lies between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras AL Hamra in the south and confined between the Al Hajar Mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east.

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Located at 24.00 57.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Regions of Oman

Climate of Muscat

The climate of Muscat features a hot, arid climate with long and very hot summers and warm winters. Annual rainfall in Muscat is about 100 mm (4 in), falling mostly from December to April. In general, precipitation is scarce in Muscat with several months, on average, seeing only a trace of rainfall. The climate is very hot, with temperatures reaching as high as 49°C (120°F) in the summer.

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Located at 24.00 57.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Climate by city, Muscat, Oman

Saham

'Sahm' redirects here. For the acronym SAHM('stay at home mom'), see Homemaker. Saham —  Town  — Saham is located in OmanSahamSaham Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:24|10|20|N|56|53|19|E|type:city_region:OM |primary |name= }} Country 22x20px Oman Region Al Batinah Region Time zone +4 Saham is a coastal town in the Al Batinah Region, in northeastern Oman.

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Located at 24.17 56.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Oman, Populated places in Oman