Haima
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  Haima Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 19°57′25″N 56°16′33″E / 19.95694°N 56.27583°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Al Wusta Governorate (Oman) |
| Wilayat | Haima |
Haima (Arabic: هيماء, romanized: Haymā’) the capital of the central region of Oman called Al Wusta Governorate.
Permanent settlement began after a team of oil explorers sunk a water well there. This well, along with another dug in al-Ajaiz, became the first permanent water sources in Jiddat il-Harasiis. The well in Haima was used less than that in al-Ajaiz on account of the poor grazing lands surrounding it.
In 1982, a school for boys and later one for girls was opened in Haima. Families from the Harasiis tribe have increasingly settled in this location while schools are in session. [1]
- ^ Dawn Chatty, "Negotiating Authenticity and Translocality in Oman: The "Desertscapes" of the Harasiis Tribe," in Regionalizing Oman: Political, Economic and Social Dynamics," (ed) Steffen Wippel, New York: Springer, 2013, 137.