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![Hierarchy of Z̧ufār (governorate)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Z̧ufār (governorate) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 18 29 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.4830 decimal degrees |
Long: 054 11 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 54.1830 decimal degrees |
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Note: Important for early Chinese trade routes; site of revolt against rule of the sultans of Oman in the 1960s. |
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Z̧ufār (preferred,C,V)
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Ẓufār (C,V)
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Zufar (C,V)
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Dhofar (C,O,English)
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Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār (C,V)
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Dhofar Governorate (C,V)
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ظفار (C,V,Arabic,U)
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محافظة ظفار (C,V,Arabic,U)
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Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār (C,U,O,Arabic (transliterated)-P)
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MU08 (C,U,FIPS)
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Z̧ufār (C,U,Arabic-P)
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Tso-fa-erh (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Oman (nation)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Oman (nation) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Z̧ufār (governorate)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Z̧ufār (governorate) (P) |
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