Saadha
Al-Saadah | |
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Town | |
  Al-Saadah Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 55°03′54″E / 17.053°N 55.065°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Dhofar Governorate |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 5,944 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (+4) |
Al-Saadah (Arabic: سدح) is a coastal town 30–40 km from Salalah in the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. There are a few supermarkets, shops, schools and colleges in the town, as well as a police station and a healthcare centre run by the Ministry of Health. Saadha is linked to the nearby towns of Taqa, Mirbat, and Thumrait by motorable roads.
History
In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Sadah in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, noting its location as being on the coast east of Mirbat, roughly 20 miles or more from that place by land. He wrote:
A small village on the sea at the mouth of a wadi of the same name. There are 1 or 2 houses and about 20 caves, on both sides of the valley, inhabited by Qaras of the Ahl 'Umr section.
The Wali of Dhufar formerly maintained a post of 15 'Askaris here, but it has been abolished; there are a few store-houses. The place depends on the frankincense trade. There are no boats except from other places. Cattle number 600 and goats and sheep 1,000.[2]
References
- ^ "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [539] (570/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 26 November 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
