Al Qabil is a village in Al Buraimi Governorate (formerly Ad Dhahirah Region), in northeastern Oman

Oman

Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

. A small agricultural village on the edge of the Wahibah Desert, Al Qabil lies about 25 kilometres south along the Muscat-Sur Highway (Highway 21) from Al Ain

Al Ain

Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...

 across the border in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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. The village lies south of Mazyad and Al Zahir and west of Hisn Mazyad and lies 10 kilometres northwest of Al-Mintirib. Described as a "prosperous market village", Al Qabil lies at a curve in the road before "descending into the Sa'dah basin from the west".The village is said to contain populations of the Al Bu-Shamis group of the Na'Im who moved into the village from across the Emirates border.
Wadi Sarin is said to flow nearby.

The village contains Al Qabil Rest House, a quaint licensed country hotel.The village of Gharbi Hafit lies to the immediate north and the hamlet of Sharqi Hafit to the immediate east.