Taqah
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Taqah is a coastal town in the Dhofar
governorate, in southwestern Oman
. It is located at about 17°2′14"N 54°24′13"E.
Dhofar
The Dhofar region lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border with Yemen. Its mountainous area covers and has a population of 215,960 as of the 2003 census. The largest town in the region is Salalah. Historically, it was the chief source of frankincense in the world. However, its frankincense...
governorate, in southwestern 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...
. It is located at about 17°2′14"N 54°24′13"E.
Places of interest
- Approx. 2 km after the western entrance to the town there is a mosque. In its cemetery Mazoon al-MashaniMazoon al-MashaniPrincess Mazoon al-Maashani was the second wife of Sultan Said bin Taimur and the mother of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.-Biography:...
, the mother of Sultan Qaboos, is buried. Under identical marble gravestones an uncle and a grandfather of the Sultans are buried.