Back ولاية هيما Arabic Haymā' CEB Hajma Czech Haima (Ort) German حیما Persian Haima (Oman) Finnish Haima French היימא HE Haima, Oman Malay Haima (Oman) Dutch
Haima | |
|---|---|
 The wilayat of Haima in the Al Wusta Governorate shaded red | |
  Haima Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 19°57′25″N 56°16′33″E / 19.95694°N 56.27583°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Region | Al Wusta Governorate (Oman) |
| Wilayat | Haima |
| Population (2020-12-12) | |
• Total | 7,814 |
| (Only the population for the town of Haima, not the entire wilayat, which had a population of 10,093) | |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
Haima (Arabic: هيماء, romanized: Haymā’) is a town located in and is the capital of the Al Wusta Governorate of Oman. In the 2020 Omani census, it had a population of 7,814.[1]
Permanent settlement began after a team of oil explorers sunk a water well there. This well, along with another dug in al-Ajaiz, became the first permanent water sources in Jiddat il-Harasiis. The well in Haima was used less than that in al-Ajaiz on account of the poor grazing lands surrounding it.[citation needed]
In 1982, a school for boys and later one for girls was opened in Haima. Families from the Harasiis tribe have increasingly settled in this location while schools are in session. [2]
- ^ "eCensus Portal". ecensus.gov.om. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ Dawn Chatty, "Negotiating Authenticity and Translocality in Oman: The "Desertscapes" of the Harasiis Tribe," in Regionalizing Oman: Political, Economic and Social Dynamics," (ed) Steffen Wippel, New York: Springer, 2013, 137.