Thumrait
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Thumrait is a town in Oman’s Dhofar Governorate known historically as a Bedouin settlement and strategically for its Royal Air Force of Oman air base.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| airBaseFunction |
fighter aircraft operations
ⓘ
training missions ⓘ transport aircraft operations ⓘ |
| airBaseOperator | Royal Air Force of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airBaseRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| airBaseType | military air base ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Governorate of Dhofar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromSalalah | approximately 80 km north GENERATED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
local trade
ⓘ
services related to military base ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRegion |
Gulf region
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Muscat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateCapital | Salalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirfield | Thumrait Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBase | RAFO Thumrait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Bedouin settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor | Royal Air Force of Oman air base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhofar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUsingBase | Royal Air Force of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalCurrency | Omani rial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalGovernmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| nationalLanguage | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Empty Quarter (Rub al Khali) desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sultanate of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType | mixed Bedouin and settled population ⓘ |
| regionType | desert region ⓘ |
| religion | Islam is predominant ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected by highway to Salalah
ⓘ
connected by road to interior Oman ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
logistics hub for air operations
ⓘ
military aviation operations ⓘ regional air defense ⓘ |
| strategicUse |
support for reconnaissance and patrol missions
ⓘ
support for regional and international air exercises ⓘ |
| timeZone | Gulf Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | stop on routes between interior Oman and Salalah ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4 ⓘ |
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