al-Mazyuna

17.848611111111 52.62Coordinates: 17 ° 51 ' N , 52 ° 37' E

al-Mazyuna

Al-Mazyuna ( Arabic المزيونة, DMG al-Mazyūna ; sometimes also al Mazuynah or al-Mazyouna ) is a village and an administrative district ( Wilaya ) in the governorate of Dhofar in southwestern Oman .

Al-Mazyuna used to be just a Niyaba (Arabic hamlet ). On March 6, 2006, it was elevated to Wilaya by Royal Decree No. 13/2006. Since 1999, the settlement has housed a free trade zone, which is primarily intended to stimulate trade with its southern neighbor, Yemen .

Geography / location / traffic connections

The free trade zone is about 4 km from the Yemeni border (international border crossing) and 14 km from the village of Shahn ( Yemen ).

Attractions

One of the main attractions of al-Mazyuna is the ruined city of Hanoun, which dates from pre-Islamic times. In addition, there are old inscriptions in the administrative district, the oasis of al-Shisr, wadis that reach into the heart of the Andhour desert wadis and traces of early human settlement. The Wadi Dauka reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The wadi is part of the old incense route and the najdi incense trees also grow there .

Demographics

The population of the administrative district of al-Mazyuna was shown in the population report of the Statistical Yearbook for the first time in 2007 and has grown annually by an average of 3.9% since 2006, with the CAGR 2006-2008 of the proportion of residents by 2.3% and the CAGR of the proportion of foreigners by 13 , 8% increase. The numbers in detail:

Wilaya al-Mazyuna	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Total population	8,039	5,595	5,244	5,070	4,862	-	-	-
including residents	7.127	4,558	4,439	4,334	4,240	-	-	-
including foreigners	912	1,037	805	736	622	-	-	-
Quota of foreigners	11.3%	18.5%	15.4%	14.5%	12.8%	-	-	-

Web links

Promotion film on the al-Mazyuna free trade zone on YouTube - English.
The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates ( Memento September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Footnotes

↑ See Sultanate of Oman - Ministry of Information : Information page on Wilaya Al-Mazyuna ( Memento from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
↑ 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 Information : Information page on Wilaya Al-Mazyuna ( Memento from August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.