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Sohar ????? ???? is a city located in the Al Batinah Region
Al Batinah Region

Al Batinah is one of the regions of Oman.Al Batinah Region, otherwise known as Al Batinah It occupies an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman.It lies between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras AL Hamra in the south and confined between Al Hajr Al Gharbi mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east ....
 of the Sultanate of Oman, 240 kilometers north-west of the capital Muscat
Muscat, Oman

Muscat is the Capital and largest city of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Muscat . As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797....
. Sohar was an ancient capital of Oman. Many believe Sohar to be the birthplace of Sindbad the Sailor. It has a rich sailing history. Sohar is traditionally a fishing town and has a fish souk
Souk

A souq is a commercial quarter in an Arab or Berber city. The term is often used to designate the market in any Arabized or Muslim city. It may also refer to the weekly market in some smaller towns where neutrality from tribal conflicts would be declared to permit the exchange of surplus goods....
.

The town is close to ancient copper mines and Jebel Akhdar
Jebel Akhdar (Oman)

Also known as the camals hideout;The Jebel Akhdar, Jabal Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Oman, which extends about 300 km northwest to southeast, between 50-100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast....
 (the Green Mountain), the tallest mountain in Oman.






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Sohar ????? ???? is a city located in the Al Batinah Region
Al Batinah Region

Al Batinah is one of the regions of Oman.Al Batinah Region, otherwise known as Al Batinah It occupies an important location on the coast of Gulf of Oman.It lies between Khatmat Malahah in the north and Ras AL Hamra in the south and confined between Al Hajr Al Gharbi mountains in the west and the Gulf of Oman in the east ....
 of the Sultanate of Oman, 240 kilometers north-west of the capital Muscat
Muscat, Oman

Muscat is the Capital and largest city of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Muscat . As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797....
. Sohar was an ancient capital of Oman. Many believe Sohar to be the birthplace of Sindbad the Sailor. It has a rich sailing history. Sohar is traditionally a fishing town and has a fish souk
Souk

A souq is a commercial quarter in an Arab or Berber city. The term is often used to designate the market in any Arabized or Muslim city. It may also refer to the weekly market in some smaller towns where neutrality from tribal conflicts would be declared to permit the exchange of surplus goods....
.

The town is close to ancient copper mines and Jebel Akhdar
Jebel Akhdar (Oman)

Also known as the camals hideout;The Jebel Akhdar, Jabal Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Oman, which extends about 300 km northwest to southeast, between 50-100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast....
 (the Green Mountain), the tallest mountain in Oman. It is also fairly close to the fort-towns of Ibri
Ibri

Ibri is a city in the region Ad Dhahirah, in northeastern Oman. It is located at about ....
, Nakhl, Rustaq
Rustaq

Rustaq is a town in the region Al Batinah Region, in northern Oman. It is located at around .The wilayat of Rustaq is in the Western Hajar, at the south of the Batinah....
 and Nizwa
Nizwa

Nizwa is the largest city in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km from Muscat, Oman . The population is estimated at around 70,000 people including the two areas of Burkat Al Mooz and Jebel Akhdar ....
.

The Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) operates the Sohar port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
, which was established in 2002 and is located east of the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically important waterway between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest....
. The Port of Sohar is not a free trade
Free trade

Free trade is a type of trade policy that allows traders to act and transact without coercive interference from government. Thus, the policy permits trading partners mutual gains from trade, with goods and services produced according to the law of comparative advantage....
 zone, unlike the Jebel ali free zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone

Jebel Ali Free Zone is a free economic zone located in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It offers business and tax incentives to corporations....
 in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
, located about 250 kilometers north-west of Sohar. Sohar Port is a world class port. With current investments exceeding $12 billion, it is one of the world’s largest port development projects.

See also

  • Oman
    Oman

    Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest....
  • Muscat
    Muscat, Oman

    Muscat is the Capital and largest city of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Muscat . As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797....
  • Jebel Ali
    Jebel Ali

    Jebel Ali is a port town, located 35 kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The port's construction began in the late 1970s along with Jebel Ali Village which was used, initially, for the construction workers of the port....
  • Dubai
    Dubai

    Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
  • Doha
    Doha

    Doha is the capital city of Qatar. With a population of 400,051 according to the 2005 census, it is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf....


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