Salīm and Thallāniyyāt Islands

Salīm and Ḥallāniyyāt Islands ( Arabic شليم وجزر الحلانيات, DMG Šalīm wa-Ǧuzur al-Ḥallāniyyāt ) is an administrative district ( Wilaya ) in the Dhofar Governorate in southwestern Oman . It consists of a mainland district around the oil city of Shalim and the Churiya-Muriya Islands .

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Shalim

Oman

Geography / location / traffic connections

The Wilaya is located in the eastern Dhofar, about 310 km from Salala .

Demographics

According to official figures, the population in the administrative district of Šalīm and Ḥallāniyyāt Islands grew by an average of 6.1% annually from 2003 to 2008, with the CAGR of the domestic share by 2.2% and the CAGR of the foreign share by 10.1%. rise. The proportion of foreigners is higher than the Omani average because of the oil and gas industry. The numbers in detail:

Wilaya Shalim and Hallaniyyat Islands	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Total population	8,697	8,067	6,887	6,490	5,882	5,700	5,383	5.123
including residents	3,047	3,162	3,079	3,006	2,941	2,873	2,806	2,767
including foreigners	5,650	4,905	3,808	3,484	2,941	2,827	2,577	2,356
Quota of foreigners	65.0%	60.8%	55.3%	53.7%	50.0%	49.6%	47.9%	46.0%

economy

In the past, mainly dried fish, charcoal and incense were exported to Africa and India. An experimental farm was established in Rahab on the mainland to test the cultivation of fruit, vegetables and certain grasses. If the project is successful, the previously less fertile areas of the country could be at least partially used for agriculture.

Attractions

In the Wilaya there are some archaeological sites from pre-Islamic times.
The Ḥallāniyyāt Islands are breeding grounds for many migratory birds.
During the Charif , nutrient-rich cold water is washed from the bottom of the ocean to the surface, which is responsible for the abundance of fish in these waters. There is also a considerable population of dolphins and sea turtles use the islands to lay their eggs.

Footnotes

↑ See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Ninth Issue - November 2011, section 2-8, p. 12; Data based on the 2010 census.
↑ See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Seventh Issue - November 2008, section 2-8, p. 63; Update of the census of December 7, 2003 on a mid-year basis.
↑ See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Sixth Issue - October 2008, section 2-2; Update of the census of December 7, 2003 on a mid-year basis.

[1] See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Ninth Issue - November 2011, section 2-8, p. 12; Data based on the 2010 census.

[2] See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Seventh Issue - November 2008, section 2-8, p. 63; Update of the census of December 7, 2003 on a mid-year basis.

[3] See Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy : Statistical Year Book, Thirty-Sixth Issue - October 2008, section 2-2; Update of the census of December 7, 2003 on a mid-year basis.