Jalan Bani Bu Hassan Province

Jalan Bani Bu Hassan (Arabic: جعلان بني بو حسن) is a wilayah (province) in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman.

Jalan Bani Bu Hassan
جعلان بني بو حسن
Wilayat
CountryOman
GovernorateAsh Sharqiyah Region
ProvinceJalan Bani Bu Hassan
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total44,593

Geography

Jalan Bani Bu Hassan is about 300 kilometres away from Muscat.[2] It is bordered by Al Kamil Wal Wafi in the north, Jalan Bani Bu Ali in the south, Sur in the east, and Bidiya and Sharqiya Sands in the west.[3] The province covers an area of 12,130 km².

Some villages of the province are known for their plains, mountains, caves, and wells, such as the caves of Qihwan Mountain (Qihwan is the local name for the Arabian tahr, which lives in the mountain).[3][4]

Jalan Bani Bu Hassan town

The town is surrounded by the Wahiba Sands from the west and the high eastern Al Hajar Mountains from the East while the town itself lies on a plain full of desert vegetation and human-grown date palm trees in addition to other local crops.[5]

Population

According to the National Centre for Statistics & Information:[1]

Year Total Population
2011 33,697
2012 36,403
2013 38,474
2014 39,856
2015 41,422
2016 42,357
2017 42,168
2018 42,250
2019 43,324
2020 44,593

See also

References
  1. "Population - DATA PORTAL". National Centre for Statistics & Information. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. "جعلان بني بوحسن .. معالم أثرية وتاريخية عريقة". Alwatan (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "ولاية جعلان بني بوحسن". omaninfo.om (in Arabic). 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2021-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "معالم أثرية وسياحية وطبيعية خلابة تميز المنطقة الشرقية11 ولاية ترصع لوحة الجمال بالشواطئ والكثبان والجبال والأودية". Elaph (in Arabic). 2003-05-30. Retrieved 2021-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Oman: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2017-08-13.

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