Al Dhahirah Governorate

Al-Dhahirah
Al-Dhahirah, Governorate of Oman
Al-Dhahirah, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
CapitalIbri
Government
 • GovernorNajeeb bin Ali bin Ahmed Al Rawas
Area
 • Total37,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total213,043
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)

Al Dhahirah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الظاهرة, romanizedMuḥāfaẓat aẓ-Ẓāhirah, lit.'The Phenomenon') is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman. It was previously a region (mintaqah), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4] The largest city in the governorate is Ibri.

  1. ^ Population-Data Maps > Total Population:2019 Dec Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Centre for Statistics & Information, 7 May 2020
  2. ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Times of Oman". 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2023-01-30.