Governorate
Al Batinah South Governorate
Al Batinah South Governorate is the coastal plain between Muscat Governorate and Al Batinah North. Barka and Al Musannah lie on the Gulf of Oman. Rustaq, Nakhal, Al Awabi, and Wadi Al Maawil sit inland, where the plain meets the Hajar foothills.
Official figures
- Registered Omani population384,828 · 66.1%
- Registered expatriate population197,269 · 33.9%
Weather
Official daily forecast
Read live from the Directorate General of Meteorology and refreshed about every 20 minutes. This is that day’s official range, not a second-by-second temperature.
Today · Tue
34.9°C
Low 26.5°C · High 34.9°C
- Sunny
- Humidity 79.1%
- Wind 7.7 km/h
- Rain 0 mm
- TodaySunny34.9°26.5°
- WedSunny36.7°26.1°
- ThuSunny36.9°25.7°
- FriSunny37.6°26.5°
- SatSunny37.1°27.4°
Directorate General of Meteorology · Nearest official station: Al Khatm · 7.9 km away
Rustaq is the historic inland center, known for its large fort. Nakhal Fort stands where the mountains meet the plain, and the wilayat is also known for the Ath-Thawarah hot spring. Al Awabi and Wadi Al Maawil are the smaller inland wilayats of wadis and villages.
Barka, on the coast, is known for its fort and for the public garden recorded here as Naseem Garden. Al Musannah continues the coast north toward As Suwayq.
The published wilayats are Wilayat Al Awabi, Wilayat Al Musannah, Wilayat Barka, Wilayat Nakhal, Wilayat Rustaq and Wilayat Wadi Al Maawil.