Taqah
Sign in to saveTaqah () is a wilayat (province) and coastal town of the Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about . The nature of the Taqah wilayat is diverse, as it is a coastal province with beaches, plains, and mountains. It is also known for the presence of caves, such as the caves of Taqah and the caves of Wadi Darbat. Additionally, Taqah has two inlets, Khawr Taqah and Khawr Rawri, both declared as protected areas within the Alkhawr Coastal Nature Reserves by virtue of Royal Decree No. 49/97. The wilayat also features the springs of Ain Khawr Taqah and Ain Darbat, known for their
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taqah
- Settlement.other_name
- Ţāqah
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Wilayat
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- Taqah.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
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- Taqah scene
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- 280px|The wilayat of Taqah in the Dhofar Governorate in Oman filled in red.
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- The wilayat of Taqah in the Dhofar Governorate
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- Oman
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- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
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- Location in Oman
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Dhofar Governorate
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 18218
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Taqah () is a wilayat (province) and coastal town of the Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about . The nature of the Taqah wilayat is diverse, as it is a coastal province with beaches, plains, and mountains. It is also known for the presence of caves, such as the caves of Taqah and the caves of Wadi Darbat. Additionally, Taqah has two inlets, Khawr Taqah and Khawr Rawri, both declared as protected areas within the Alkhawr Coastal Nature Reserves by virtue of Royal Decree No. 49/97. The wilayat also features the springs of Ain Khawr Taqah and Ain Darbat, known for their waterfalls.
==History== In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Rakhyut in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, noting its location as the easternmost village in the Dhufar Proper two miles west of Khor Rori and 20 miles west of Mirbat. He wrote:
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