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Rafsah Destination Guide

Discover Rafsah in Oman

Rafsah in the region of Ash Sharqīyah is a town located in Oman - some 92 mi or ( 149 km ) South-East of Muscat , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rafsah

Local time in Rafsah is now 10:18 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Muscat " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Layh, Wadd, Tahwah, Sur, and Al Sohar. When in this area, you might want to check out Layh . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rafsah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Nesting Sea Turtle at Ras al Ginz, Sur-Oman

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Interesting facts about this location

Sur Sports Complex

Sur Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Sur, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sur. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people and was opened in 1996.

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Located at 22.53 59.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Football venues in Oman, Sports venues in Oman

Sur, Oman

Sur is a capital city of Ash Sharqiyah Region, northeastern Oman, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:22|34|0|N|59|31|44|E| | |name= }}, and is 93 miles (150 km) southeast of the Omani capital Muscat. Historically the city is known for being an important destination point for sailors. Today the sea still plays an important part of life in Sur.

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Located at 22.57 59.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Oman, Populated places in Oman, Sur, Oman

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. The affiliated wilayats are Sur, Al Kamil W’al Wafi, Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan, Jaalan Bani Bu Ali and Masirah. The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.

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Located at 22.57 59.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Governorates of Oman

Oman LNG

Oman LNG is a LNG plant in Qalhat near Sur, Oman. The company was established by the Royal decree of Sultan Qaboos of Oman in 1994. The construction was launched in November 1996, and the plant was commissioned in September 2000. The main shareholder is the Government of Oman (51%) in cooperation with Royal Dutch Shell (30%), Total S.A. (5.54%), Korea LNG (5%), Partex Oil & Gas (2%), Mitsubishi Corporation (2.77%), Mitsui & Co. (2.77%), and Itochu Corporation (0.92%).

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Located at 22.66 59.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Liquefied natural gas plants, Oil and gas companies of Oman, Royal Dutch Shell subsidiaries

Qalhat LNG Terminal

Qalhat LNG Terminal which is also known as Port of Qalhat is situated in Ash Sharqiyah Region of Oman near Sur. This port is owned by Oman LNG LLC S.A.O.C.. Osaka Gas has a 3% equity interests in Qalhat LNG along with Itochu Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation. These three Japanese companies have a 9% stake in total and have entered into multi-year LNG supply agreements with Oman.

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Located at 22.66 59.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours in Asia, Transport in Oman