Al-Buraimi
Sign in to saveAl Buraimi () is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border with the U.A.E. It is the capital of Al Buraimi Governorate and is located approximately from the national capital Muscat. It is bordered by the U.A.E. city of Al Ain, and the wilayas Mahdah and Dhank.
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Place details
- Locality
- ولاية البريمي
- Region
- محافظة البريمي
- Country
- عمان
- Population
- 73,670
- Timezone
- Asia/Muscat
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Al Buraimi
- Settlement.native_name
- ()
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Al_Ain_-_Buraimi_border.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Border between Al-Buraimi (Oman) and Al Ain (the UAE)
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Oman#Middle East#West Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Oman
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Al Buraimi
- Settlement.timezone
- Omani Standard Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 292
- Settlement.population_total
- 92223
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020 Census
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- The Buraimi Crisis
- Buildings
- Al-Khandaq Fort
- Al-Hillah Fort
- Institutions
- Mosques
- Tourism
- Al Buraimi Souq
- Hafeet Mountain
- Public Park
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Al Buraimi () is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border with the U.A.E. It is the capital of Al Buraimi Governorate and is located approximately from the national capital Muscat. It is bordered by the U.A.E. city of Al Ain, and the wilayas Mahdah and Dhank.
Al-Buraimi has taken the motto of Al-Khandaq Fort (the Trench Fort). It includes several important historical landmarks, such as forts and heritage houses. One of the prominent ones is the "Bayt Bahr" (House of the Sea). Among its castles are Al Fayd-Hafit Castle and Wadi Al Jizi Castle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Buraimi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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