Buraimi

E645772

Buraimi is an oasis town in northeastern Oman, historically significant as a strategic frontier settlement near the UAE border.

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Label Occurrences
Buraimi canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
oasis town
administrativeStatus governorate capital
agriculturalProduct dates
fodder crops
borderDispute Buraimi dispute
borderDisputeWith Abu Dhabi
Oman
Saudi Arabia
capitalOf Al Buraimi Governorate
climate hot desert climate
coordinateLocation 24.25°N 55.79°E
country Oman
currency Omani rial
economicActivity services
trade
governingCountry Sultanate of Oman
linked to: Oman
hasBorderControl Omani customs and immigration facilities
hasBorderFunction gateway between Oman and UAE
hasEducationalInstitution University of Buraimi
hasFeature oasis
palm groves
traditional markets
hasNearbyBorderCrossing Al Buraimi–Al Ain border crossing
historicalRegion Al Buraimi Oasis
historicalRole strategic frontier settlement
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn northeastern Oman
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Al Buraimi Governorate
locatedNear Al Ain
border of the United Arab Emirates
nearbyCountry United Arab Emirates
nearbyEmirate Abu Dhabi
Dubai (via road links through UAE)
partOf Al Buraimi Oasis
partOfHistoricalTribalArea Na'im tribe influence area
region Al Dhahirah–Al Buraimi area
regionalImportance commercial center for surrounding oasis settlements
regionType frontier region
religionMajority Islam
roadConnectionTo Al Ain
Sohar
terrain arid plateau with oasis depressions
timeZone Gulf Standard Time
transportMode road transport
utcOffset +4
waterSource groundwater wells

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Trucial Oman Scouts garrison Buraimi