Governorate
Dhofar Governorate
Dhofar Governorate is the southern governorate of Oman, on the Arabian Sea. Salalah is its main city. The summer khareef monsoon greens the coastal mountains, while the interior beyond Thumrait turns to desert.
Official figures
- Registered Omani population247,723 · 46.1%
- Registered expatriate population290,109 · 53.9%
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
36°C
Low 22.9°C · High 36°C
- Sunny
- Humidity 55.6%
- Wind 12.8 km/h
- Rain 0 mm
- TodaySunny36°22.9°
- WedSunny36.1°23.8°
- ThuSunny35.4°23.3°
- FriPartly cloudy35.1°23.8°
- SatPartly cloudy36.5°24°
Directorate General of Meteorology · Nearest official station: Sayh Al Khayrat · 18.1 km away
Dhofar stretches along the southern coast from the Yemen border toward the central desert. Wilayat Salalah is the main city and the frankincense coast. The khareef, the summer monsoon, turns the coastal mountains green.
East of Salalah are Taqah, Mirbat, and Sadah. West are Rakhyut and Dhalkut. Inland, Thumrait sits where the mountains meet the desert road north, and Muqshin and Al Mazyona lie farther into the dry interior. Shaleem and the Hallaniyat Islands form their own wilayat.
The published wilayats are Wilayat Al Mazyona, Wilayat Dhalkut, Wilayat Mirbat, Wilayat Muqshin, Wilayat Rakhyut, Wilayat Sadah, Wilayat Salalah, Wilayat Shaleem and the Hallaniyat Islands, Wilayat Taqah and Wilayat Thumrait.