Sohar

Summary

Sohar is a province of Oman^[1]. Sohar ranks in the top 8% of province_of_oman entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sohar is located in Al Batinah North Governorate^[3].
• Sohar is in the country of Oman^[4].
• Sohar is in the country of Portuguese Empire^[5].
• Sohar's image is recorded as Sohar-castle.jpg^[6].
• Sohar's instance of is recorded as province of Oman^[7].
• Sohar's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Sohar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140732697^[9].
• Sohar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81123048^[10].
• Sohar's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124076443^[11].
• Sohar's IdRef ID is recorded as 033184216^[12].
• Sohar's Commons category is recorded as Sohar^[13].
• Sohar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.342, 'lon': 56.729888888889}^[14].
• Sohar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06694g^[15].
• Sohar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sohar^[16].
• Sohar's page banner is recorded as Sohar Banner.jpg^[17].
• Sohar's population is recorded as {'amount': '+219264'}^[18].
• Sohar's capital of is recorded as Al Batinah Region^[19].
• Sohar's capital of is recorded as Al Batinah North Governorate^[20].
• Sohar's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Suhar^[21].
• Sohar's category for people born here is recorded as Q18664161^[22].
• Sohar's category for people who died here is recorded as Q100928348^[23].
• Sohar's GeoNames ID is recorded as 286282^[24].
• Sohar's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Sohar^[25].
• Sohar's UN/LOCODE is recorded as OMSOH^[26].
• Sohar's Facebook location ID is recorded as 114937591854655^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Oman^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Oman^[29], founded in 1970^[30] and Portuguese Empire^[5], a historical country^[31], in Kingdom of Portugal^[32], founded in 1415^[33]. Sohar is located in Al Batinah North Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sohar's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+314'}^[34]. Sohar's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[35]. Sohar's population is recorded as {'amount': '+219264'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include province of Oman^[7] and city^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sohar include Sohar Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Oman^[38].

Why It Matters

Sohar ranks in the top 8% of province_of_oman entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] Sohar has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Sohar is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Sohar include Sohar Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Oman^[38].