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Bilad Sayt

Summary

Bilad Sayt (Arabic: بلاد سيت, romanized: blād syt) is a mountain village in the wilayah of Bahla in Oman.

Bilad Sayt
بلاد سيت
Village
The village of Bilad Sayt
The village of Bilad Sayt
Bilad Sayt is located in Oman
Bilad Sayt
Bilad Sayt
Location of Bilad Sayt in Oman
Coordinates: 23°11′24.9″N 57°23′16.5″E / 23.190250°N 57.387917°E / 23.190250; 57.387917
Country Oman
GovernorateAd Dakhiliyah
WilayahBahla
Population
 (2020)
3,567[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (GST)

The village is located on the NE slope of the Al Hajar Mountains near the highest peak in the Sultanate of Oman, Jebel Shams. Bilad Sayt can be reached through Wadi Al Sahtan and Wadi Bani Awf from NE or via Al Hamra from the SW and is only accessible by 4-wheel-drive vehicles.[2][original research?] Its clustered mud-and-stone houses and terraced fields make it a tourist attraction.[3]

Population edit

Population census
YearPop.±%
2003 2,404—    
2010 2,484+3.3%
2020 3,567+43.6%

As of 2020, the village counted 3 567 inhabitants. Of these, 3 255 were Omani nationals and 312 foreign residents (8.7%).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bilad Sayt (Bahlā', Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman) - Population Statistics". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ Observation as of November 2012
  3. ^ "Old-world charm lies in Bilad Sayt". Times of Oman. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

Bibliography edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bilad Sayt.
  • Diana Darke; Shields, S. (2006). Oman. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 140. ISBN 9781841621685. Retrieved 2015-11-09.