Musandam Govrenorate

A veelage on the Musandam peninsulae

Location o Musandam Govrenorate in Oman

Musandam Govrenorate (Arabic : مسندم) is a govrenorate o Oman.

Geographically, the Musandam peninsulae juts intae the Strait o Hormuz, the narrae entry intae the Persie Gulf, frae the Arabie Peninsulae. The Musandam peninsulae is an exclave o Oman, separatit frae the rest o the kintra bi the Unitit Arab Emirates. Its location gives Oman pairtial control, shared wi Iran, o the strategic strait. In the northren section o Musandam, aroond Kumzar, the leid is Kumzari, which is ane o the sooth-western Iranian leids an a sub-branch o Persie. The Musandam Peninsulae haes an area o 1,800 square kilometers (695 sq mi) an a population o 31,425 fowk. Connectivity haes traditionally been a problem for the region, but this haes greatly impruivit syne August 2008 wi the warld's fastest passenger ferry launchin service atween Muscat an Musandam.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Musandam Govrenorate consists o fower destricts (wilayat):

1. Khasab
2. Bukha
3. Dibba Al-Baya
4. Madha

Khasab toun is the regional center o the Govrenorate.

The aurie haes great strategic importance awin tae its proximity tae the Strait o Hormuz.

Geography

The ruggit coastline resembles the glacier-carvit coasts o polar regions, but in this case, the coast was shaped by the movement of Earth’s crust. The Arabie plate is slowly pushin unner the Eurasie plate, creatin the earthquake-prone muntains o Iran. On the leadin edge o the Arabie plate, the Musandam Peninsulae is sinkin. The heicher elevation muntains remain abuin the watter, but the sea haes rushed in tae fill the valleys wi fingers o watter.

Sources

• [1] -- Map showing the territory.
• Musandam Peninsula, Oman NASA Earth Observatory