Kumzar

E559129

Kumzar is a remote coastal village in northern Oman, known as the main home of the Kumzari-speaking community at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kumzari 3
Kumzar canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf village
accessType only accessible by boat
only accessible by sea
administrativeDivision Wilayat Khasab
climate arid coastal climate
country Oman
hasCulturalFeature multilingual maritime community
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale trade
hasEducationFacility local school
hasEthnicGroup Kumzari people
hasGeographicFeature coastal village
remote settlement
hasNearbyStrait Strait of Hormuz
hasNearbyWaterBody Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
hasReligiousBuilding mosque
hasSettlementPattern densely built houses along narrow shoreline
knownFor Kumzari-speaking community
locatedIn Musandam Governorate
northern Oman
locatedNear Khasab
locatedOn Musandam Peninsula
coast of the Strait of Hormuz
partOf Musandam Peninsula settlements
linked to: Musandam Peninsula
primaryLanguageSpoken Kumzari language
primaryReligion Islam
regionType remote coastal area
strategicLocation near entrance to the Strait of Hormuz
terrain rocky mountains surrounding village
timeZone Gulf Standard Time
transportMode boat transport from Khasab
UTCOffset +4

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumzari language hasAlternativeName Kumzari
linked to: Kumzar
Musandam Peninsula languageSpoken Kumzari
linked to: Kumzar
Kumzari people ethnonym Kumzari
linked to: Kumzar