Omani governorates, found on the map
Learn all eleven governorates, including separate North and South Al Batinah and Ash Sharqiyah. Zoom in for Musandam and the Madha exclave.
11 to find, 8 a run.
2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Ad Dakhiliyah
- Ad Dhahirah
- Al Batinah North
- Al Batinah South
- Al Buraimi
- Al Wusta
- Ash Sharqiyah North
- Ash Sharqiyah South
- Dhofar
- Musandam
- Muscat
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Musandam
- Khasab is its main town. Madha belongs to this governorate and surrounds the UAE enclave of Nahwa.
- Al Batinah North
- Sohar is the regional centre, with a major port and industrial area on the Gulf of Oman.
- Al Batinah South
- Rustaq is the regional centre. The governorate includes Nakhal and parts of the coastal plain.
- Al Buraimi
- Al Buraimi adjoins Al Ain in the UAE. The governorate also includes Mahdah and Al Sunaynah.
- Ad Dhahirah
- Ibri is the regional centre. The Bronze Age archaeological sites at Bat lie nearby.
- Ad Dakhiliyah
- Nizwa, Bahla and the Jabal Akhdar highlands connect the governorate with forts, farming and mountain landscapes.
- Muscat
- The governorate contains the wider capital area as well as Qurayyat farther southeast.
- Ash Sharqiyah North
- Ibra is the regional centre. Bidiya lies near the northern edge of the Sharqiyah Sands.
- Ash Sharqiyah South
- Sur is the regional centre, known for wooden boatbuilding. Masirah is part of the governorate.
- Al Wusta
- Haima is the administrative centre. Duqm’s port lies on its Arabian Sea coast.
- Dhofar
- Salalah is the regional centre. Monsoon-influenced coastal hills contrast with the drier interior.
How this one works
How many governorates are on the map?
11. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Oman page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 11 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Oman keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Oman
Egypt has the same map in Egyptian governorates. Iraq has the same map in Governorates of Iraq. Jordan has the same map in Governorates of Jordan. Lebanon has the same map in Governorates of Lebanon. Palestine has the same map in Governorates of Palestine. Syria has the same map in Governorates of Syria. Tunisia has the same map in Tunisian governorates. Yemen has the same map in Governorates and capital of Yemen. All three together on the Oman atlas page, the country itself on the Oman guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.