Musandam Govrenorate

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 gies 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-wastren Iranian leids an a sub-branch o Persie. The Musandam Peninsulae haes an aurie o 1,800 square kilometer (695 sq mi) an a population o 31,425 fowk. Connectivity haes tradeetionally 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.^[1]

Musandam Govrenorate consists o fower destricts (wilayat):

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

Khasab toun is the regional centre o the Govrenorate.

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

The ruggit coastline resembles the glacier-carvit coasts o polar regions, but in this case, the coast wis shaped bi the movement o Yird’s crust. The Arabie plate is slowly pushin unner the Eurasie plate, creatin the yirdquauk-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.

1. ↑ "World's fastest passenger ferry". theweek. July 30 2008. Archived frae the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2011-11-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)

• [1]—Cairt shawin the territory.
• Musandam Peninsula, Oman NASA Earth Observatory

Coordinates: 26°0′N 56°18′E / 26.000°N 56.300°E / 26.000; 56.300