visit dhofar, oman Oman’s southernmost region is host to many unique attractions including Prophet Ayoub’s Grave nestled deep in the mountains, the blowholes of Mughsayl, and the Land of Frankincense – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Wilayat Salalah: Salalah, the capital of Dhofar, encapsulates the governorate’s glorious past and present day splendor. The Wilayat of Salalah is on the Sultanate’s southern coast 1,040 Kilometers from the Governorate of Muscat. It has several residential quarters including al Hisn, al Baz, Salalah al Jadidah, al Hafah, al Dahareez, al Sadah, al Awqadain, al Qardh and Raysut.

Dhofar. The southernmost governorate of Oman is a world away from the industrious north and separated geographically by an interminable gravel desert. Edged by the sand dunes of the Empty Quarter to the north and an escarpment encircling the main city of Salalah in the south, this region is a fascinating place to visit, particularly during or ...

Dhofar, known as Muhafazah Zafar in Arabic, is one of the eleven Governorates in Oman, and has 10 wilayat. The largest city and the capital of Dhofar is Salalah, which hosts university, airport, a large sea port, and modern shopping malls. Indeed, the landscape of this region is amazing and has a variety of attractions that includes nature ...

Dhofar itself was a dependency of Oman but was culturally and linguistically distinct from Oman proper. The province of Dhofar consists of an intermittent narrow, fertile coastal plain, on which stand Salalah, the provincial capital, and other towns such as Mughsayl, Taqah and Mirbat. Behind this are the rugged hills of the Jebel Dhofar.