Taqah

Taqah
Taqah
Town
	Taqah scene
	Taqah Location in Oman
	Coordinates: 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar Governorate
Population (2010)
• Total	18,218
Time zone	UTC+4 (+4)

Taqah (Arabic: طاقة) is a coastal town in the Dhofar governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about

17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°ECoordinates:

17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E.

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:

A village of about 20 mud huts and one stone building, chiefly inhabited by Ma'ashani Qaras. There are three or four families of Sharifs and a few of Mashaikh; these latter classes act as mediators and go-betweens to the Bedouins, among whom their persons are sacred, and they take charge of the flocks and herds of Bedouins while in the plains.
The mountains here come down close to the sea and make a pleasing background. There are many ancient remains, standing columns, stone sarcophagi, etc. There was formerly a good harbour here, but it has now become silted up. This, with a little outlay, could be re-opened.^[2]

Places of interest[]

Approx. 2 km after the western entrance to the town there is a mosque named Shaikh Al-Afeef (Arabic: الشيخ العفيف). In its cemetery Mazoon al-Mashani, the mother of Sultan Qaboos, is buried. Under identical marble gravestones an uncle and a grandfather of the Sultans are buried.^[3]

References[]

^ Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy: Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Ninth Issue - November 2011, section 2-8, p. 12; (data of census of population, 2010)
^ "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [544] (575/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 26 November 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Cf. Plekhanov, Sergey: A Reformer on the Thrones: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, London: Trident press, 2004, p. 279.

External links[]

Oman Observer

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[1] Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy: Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Ninth Issue - November 2011, section 2-8, p. 12; (data of census of population, 2010)

[2] "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [544] (575/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 26 November 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Cf. Plekhanov, Sergey: A Reformer on the Thrones: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, London: Trident press, 2004, p. 279.

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v t Dhofar Governorate
Capital: Salalah
Wilayats (provinces)	Al-Mazyūnah Ḍalkūt Mirbat Muqshin Rakhyūt Sadah Salalah Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands Taqah Thumrait
Villages	Adanham Al Haffah Amnot Araft Arkut Arzat Ash Shawr Azeyrenawt Bayt Fiqayt Bisaftir Buyut Aram Dubah Eerdeent Erqut Daham Geamawt Ghar Milah Gharnawt Gharnut Ghoff Glaet Habkayt Hayawt Hezar Indaf Jardum Jibjat Junawl Karshayt Kartlayt Khaftawt Khasur Khidr Marghuth Kinhat Kitheort Kizetakhayf Kusat Lub Maʽmurah Mabni Madinat al Haqq Nahiz Nahur Qadhait Qaftat Qarthit Rahn Raysut Rism Rudha Sahalnawt Sailal Sarkhar Sehab Sehaff Shuhayt Sikun Shikfainot Siserun Sudh Teetaan Thissor ʽAwqad Bayt Fadil ʽAwqad Bayt Marhun

Taqah

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History[]

Places of interest[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Taqah
Town
Taqah scene
Taqah Location in Oman
Coordinates: 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E / 17.03722; 54.40361
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar Governorate
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	18,218
Time zone	UTC+4 (+4)