Al Batinah South Governorate

Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة‎‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb al-Bāṭinah) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.^[1]^[2]^[3] The centre of the governorate is the wilayat of Rustaq.

Provinces

Al Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):

Rustaq
Al Awabi
Nakhal
Wadi al Maawil
Barka
Musannah

References

Governorates of Oman

Governorates	Ad Dakhiliyah Ad Dhahirah Al Batinah North Al Batinah South Al Buraimi Al Wusta Ash Sharqiyah North Ash Sharqiyah South Dhofar Masqat Musandam

Former regions (abolished in 2011):	Al Bāţinah Ash Sharqiyah

Coordinates: 23°23′27″N 57°25′28″E / 23.390833°N 57.424444°E / 23.390833; 57.424444

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.