Ash Sharqiyah Region
Ash Sharqiyah (Arabic: الشرقية) was the eastern region (Arabic: منطقة, transliteration: mintaqah) of the Sultanate of Oman. The capital of Ash Sharqiyah is Sur. On 28 October 2011 Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.
Ash Sharqiyah Region consists of eleven provinces (Arabic: ولاية, plural ولايات, transliteration: wilayah, plural wilayat): Sur, Ibra, Mudhaibi, Al Kamil Wal Wafi, Jalan Bani Bu Hassan, Jalan Bani Bu Ali, Wadi Bani Khalid, Dema Wa Thaieen, Bidiya, Al Qabil, and Massirah.
The main cities are Sur and Ibra.
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