Nafun
Nafun نفون Nafūn, Nafoon | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nafun Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 19°48′52″N 57°43′14″E / 19.81444°N 57.72056°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Al Wusta Governorate |
| Province | Ad Duqm |
| Population (1-1-2024) | |
• Total | 172 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time) |
Nafun (Arabic: نفون, romanized: Nafūn) is a village just north of Duqm and located in the Duqm wilayat, in the Al Wusta Governorate of Oman, bordering the coast of the Arabian Sea.[1] In 2024, it had a population of 172.[2] While working in an archaeological site in Nafun, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in cooperation with the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences dug up a neolithic era mass grave, which led to many more discoveries in the area.[3]
References
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 24 Dec 2024.
- ^ "eCensus Portal". ecensus.gov.om. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Ministry finds pottery, shells, and more at archaeological site". The Arabian Stories. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
