Rakhyut

Rakhyut (Arabic: رخيوت‎, romanized: Rakhyūt) is a Wilayat of Dhofar in the Sultanate of Oman.[2][3]

Rakhyut
Wilayat
Rakhyut in the 1980s
Rakhyut
Coordinates: 16°45′N 53°25′E
Country Oman
GovernorateDhofar
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total5,049

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Rakhyut in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, noting its location as being on the coast and roughly 13 miles west of Ras Sajar. He wrote:

A village of 60 or 70 mud houses inhabited by Qaras of the Bait 'Ak'ak, Bait Hardan, Bait 'Isa and Bait Shamasah sections; it stands at the mouth of a ravine of the same name and is separated from Safqot to the east by a mountainous ridge scarped on the side towards the sea.

The village stands on the west side of a creek, on the opposite side of which is a tower built by the 'Omani Wali of Dhufar to keep off the attacks of hostile Mahras. Rakhyūt has increased considerably in the last 20 years in consequence of the expansion of the frankincense trade. Rakhyut is also called Qamar and occasionally Sa'duni from the name of a former chief.[4]

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References
  1. "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Oman Governorates and Regions". Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [538] (569/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 26 November 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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