Masirah Island (Arabic: جَزِيْرَة مَصِيْرَة, romanized: Jazīrat Maṣīrah), also referred to as Mazeira Island or Wilāyat Maṣīrah (Arabic: وِلَايَة مَصِيْرَة), is an island off the east coast of mainland Oman in the Arabian Sea, and the largest island of the country. It is 95 km (59 mi) long north–south, between 12 and 14 km (7.5 and 8.7 mi) wide, with an area of about 649 km2, and a population estimated at 12,000 in 12 villages mainly in the north of the island (9,292 as of the census of 2003, of which were 2,311 foreigners). It is divided from the mainland by the Masirah Channel.
Administratively, it forms one of the five provinces (Wilayah, plural Wilayat) of the Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. Previously it was a province of the Ash Sharqiyah Region. The principal village is Raʾs-Ḥilf (Arabic: رَأْس حِلْف) in the northern part of the island. It contains a Royal Air Force of Oman air base and a fish factory, as well as a few small towns. Previously, the BBC had a relay facility consisting of both HF and MF broadcasting transmitters stationed there. The main industries are fishing and traditional textile manufacturing. Formerly, traditional shipbuilding was important.
Most of the island's interior is deserted, with access to the island only possible by a small ferry for cars or by Royal Air Force of Oman Airbus A320 flights.
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MasirahIsland (Arabic: جَزِيْرَة مَصِيْرَة, romanized: Jazīrat Maṣīrah), also referred to as Mazeira Island or Wilāyat Maṣīrah (Arabic: وِلَايَة مَصِيْرَة)...
the government to plan for the construction of a bridge connecting MasirahIsland on Oman's eastern coast to the mainland in a railroad. The Saudi's were...
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about fifteen kilometers offshore is the barren MasirahIsland. Stretching about 70 km (43 mi), the island occupies a strategic location near the entry point...
The Masirah Channel or Masirah Bay (Arabic: خليج مصيرة, romanized: Khalīj Maṣīrah) is a channel between the Barr al-Hikman Peninsula and the Masirah Island...
average, storms strike Oman once every three years, mostly between MasirahIsland and Salalah, and usually before the June or after October. From 1943...
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was discovered on MasirahIsland. Saudi Arabia has approximately 1,500–1,700 individuals, of which 1,000 live on the Farasan Islands, which are protected...
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gusts to 315 km/h (195 mph), about 285 km (175 mi) east-southeast of MasirahIsland on the coast of Oman. The IMD upgraded it to Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu...
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cylcone killed 105 people in the monarchy of Oman as it swept over MasirahIsland and delivered sustained winds of up to 104 miles per hour (167 km/h)...
Saudi Arabia, MasirahIsland, Qatar, Yemen, Socotra, Bahrain, where it was sighted in 1996 and in 2008, Lakshadweep islands, the Maldive Islands, and Turkey...
stability of Oman's Sultanate and were eager to maintain their airbase in MasirahIsland. According to a British official: They could fight each other as much...
800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea - Passing just south of MasirahIsland, Oman 20°0′N 72°43′E / 20.000°N 72.717°E / 20.000; 72.717 (India)...
eastern coasts of Arabia. It follows the coast of Oman southward from MasirahIsland and reaches inland to 120 kilometres (75 mi) in the Jiddat al Harasisi...
the CIA flew Predator drones from both Jacobabad and Shamsi Airfield. MasirahIsland off the coast of Oman served as the headquarters of Joint Special Operations...
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