Al Qabil

Not to be confused with Qaryat al-Qabil, Yemen.

Al-Qabil
ٱلْقَابِل
Village
Al-Qabil is located in Oman
Al-Qabil
Al-Qabil
Location in Oman
Al-Qabil is located in Persian Gulf
Al-Qabil
Al-Qabil
Al-Qabil (Persian Gulf)
Coordinates: 23°56′51″N 55°49′11″E / 23.94750°N 55.81972°E / 23.94750; 55.81972
Country Oman
RegionAl Buraimi Governorate
Time zoneUTC+4 (Oman Standard Time)

Al-Qābil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل) is a village in Al Buraimi Governorate (formerly Ad Dhahirah Region), in northwestern Oman. A small agricultural village on the edge of the Wahibah Desert, Al Qabil lies about 25 km (16 miles) south along the Muscat-Sur Highway (Highway 21) from Al Ain across the border in the United Arab Emirates. The village lies south of Mazyad and Al-Zahir, west of Hisn Mazyad, and 10 km (6.2 miles) northwest of Al-Mintirib.[1] Described as a "prosperous market village", Al-Qabil lies at a curve in the road before "descending into the Sa'dah basin from the west".[2] The village is said to contain populations of Al Bu-Shamis group of the Na'im who moved into the village from across the border with the Emirates.[3] Wadi Sarin is said to flow nearby.[4]

The village contains Al Qabil Rest House, a quaint licensed country hotel.[1][5] The village of Gharbi Hafit lies to the immediate north and the hamlet of Sharqi Hafit to the immediate east.[6]

  1. ^ a b Walker, Jenny; Butler, Stuart (CON) (1 October 2010). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-74179-145-7. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ Lichtenthäler, Gerhard (June 2003). Political ecology and the role of water: environment, society and economy in northern Yemen. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7546-0908-7.
  3. ^ Allāh, Muḥammad Mursī ʻAbd (1978). The United Arab Emirates: a modern history. Croom Helm. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-85664-314-9.
  4. ^ Costa, Paolo; Baldissera, Eros (2001). Historic mosques and shrines of Oman. Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-84171-230-7.
  5. ^ "Al Qabil". Desert Discovery. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  6. ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, GeoNames database entry http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/, retrieved 12 May 2011 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)