Buraimi (governorate)
The governorate ( Arabic محافظة, DMG muḥāfaẓa ) al-Buraimi ( Arabic محافظة البريمي, DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Buraimī ) is a governorate (administrative region) in the northwest of the Sultanate of Oman . At the December 21, 2010 census, the area had a population of 72,917, a decrease from 76,838 for the December 7, 2003 census. The area is approximately 7,000 square kilometers.
Its capital is Buraimi . The government is further subdivided administratively into the three Wilayat Buraimi, Mahda and as-Sinaina .
Until October 2006, the area was part of the az-Zahira region .
Geographical location
United Arab Emirates (Emirate of Ra's al-Khaimah ) | United Arab Emirates (Emirate of Ra's al-Khaimah ) | Shamal al-Batina |
United Arab Emirates (Emirate of Abu Dhabi ) | Shamal al-Batina | |
United Arab Emirates (Emirate of Abu Dhabi ) | az-Zahira | az-Zahira |
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Coordinates: 24 ° 15 ' N , 56 ° 0' E