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City profile · Oman · Asia

Şaḩam

City population
140,000
#6
in Oman
#1
in Al Batinah North
#4,063
worldwide
MuscatŞaḩam
24.172, 56.889 · 168 km from Muscat
City population
140,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Oman
#6
of 26 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,063
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Oman
2.5%
of the national population

About Şaḩam

Şaḩam is a city in Al Batinah North, Oman with a population of 140,000. It is the 6th largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Oman, and the 4,063rd largest worldwide. It lies 168 km from Muscat.

Position in Oman
#6of 26
LargestSmallest
Position in Al Batinah North
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
to Muscat
Elevation
2 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Muscat
Coordinates
24.172, 56.889
Record updated
2022-11-24
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 26 in Oman

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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