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Salalah
صَلَالَة | |
|---|---|
 Downtown of Salalah | |
| Nickname: Land of Authenticity أرض الأصالة | |
  Salalah Location of Salalah in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 17°01′11″N 54°05′23″E / 17.01972°N 54.08972°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Dhofar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute Monarchy |
| • Sultan | Haitham bin Tariq Al Said |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Metro | 331,949 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Oman standard time) |
Salalah (Arabic: صَلَالَة, romanized: Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949.[1]
Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar province. Salalah is the birthplace of former Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Salalah attracts many tourists from other parts of Oman and from abroad during the monsoon/khareef season, from June to September. The climate of the region and the monsoon allow the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut and bananas. There are many gardens within the city where these vegetables and fruits grow.
- ^ "Oman: Administrative Division (Governorates and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 November 2023.