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26 Apr 2010

Introdaction

Ash Sharqiyah Region is the north east front of Oman over looking the Arabian Sea from the east. It includes the internal side of Al Hajr Al sharqi mountains which join it from the north. It also joins Wahibah Sand frmothe south and Ad Dakhliyah Region from the west. Ash Sharqiyah Region consists of wilayats : Sur , Ibra, Bidiyah, AI Qabil, Al Mudaybi Dima Wa At Taiyyin, Al Kamil Wa Al Wafi,.Jaalan Bani Bu Ali, Jaalan Bani Bu Hussan, Wadi Bani Khalid, Masirah. Sur town is one of the regional centers Located some 337 Kms from the Capital Muscat and the most important of Ash Sharqiyah cities. It played a historical rule in trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean. It was also known for ship buildding, as it was the most renowned city in the Arabian Peninsula in ship building in the last century. Besides, marine activity and ship building, Sur is femous for some historical touristic places such as caves. It is also known wood industries. textiles and produces a number of agricultural crops. Ibra - the second regional center - is an agricultural wilayat. It also has some crafts and traditional industries. As regards Masirah Island which is in the Arabian Sea, it is distinguished for its strategic location and for the massive and different species of turtles which lay and hatch their eggs in the coasts of the island.

Traditional occupations

Wilayat Sur
Among the traditional occupations in the Wilayat of Sur are: fishing, textiles, black-smithery, gold smithery, weaving, carpentry and sweet-making. The principal traditional industries in the Wilayat of Sur, is the building of sailing ships of all types and sizes. The best know of theses ships is the "Ghanja" from which the Wilayat of Sur takes its emblem. In addition, traditional old Omani doors, with their well-known emplishments, and wooden windows are made, together with the curved "Sur Khanjas. Women 's jewelry -old and new. Textiles are also produced, the most important are "Al Azar", "Al Saba'ya", "Al Shawadhir", "Al Masr", and "Al Hasar Al 'Umaniya" .

Wilayat Ibra
The traditional occupations, industries and songs of the Wilayat are various. The most important are: weaving, and especially weaving traditional Omani clothes, spinning of goats hair, making khanjars and women's jewellery, making artifacts from palm tree leaves and ropes, and leather tanning etc. The industries are: drying dates and unripe dates, drying lemons, weaving from palm leaves, making traditional leather goods, and gold and silver working.
Wilayat bidiya Agriculture is the main occupation for most people in the Wilayat. The most important of its crops are fruit and vegetables and animal fodder, They also cultivate grazing and animal husbandry The traditional industries are : gold and silver working - jewellery, Khanjars and swords, and special tools such as the "Makharif" which is used to collect dates from date palms and also the "Dharuf used to storing dates, leather tanning for Khanjar belts, sword scabbards and weaving with leaves, mainly ropes.

Wilayat al Qabil
The people of the Wilayat are famous for a number of occupations, industries and traditional songs. Agriculture is their main occupation. The most important products are : dates,various kinds of seasonal crops, and citrus fruit. The people also spin and weave, make specialized handicrafts from the leaves of palm trees, raise livestock - especially camels and horses - work as blacksmiths and manufacture embellishments for camels and horses. The people of the Wilayat of Al Qabil also follow traditional industries such as silver working to make Khanjars and jewellery, sweet-making, making pottery in the town of Al Mongara'd, in Wadi Naam, and also in mining Omani gypsum.

Wilayat al Mudaibi
There are various occupations, industries and traditional songs in the Wilayat. Agriculture is the main occupation, famous products being: palm trees, lemons, clover and vegetables, grazing and raising camels are also practiced. Spinning and weaving textiles, weaving palm leaves, bee keeping, making agricultural tools, especially ploughs and spades, making Omani sweets and mats .

Wilayat dima and AlTaaiyin
The Wilayat of Dima and Al Taaiyin is famous for agriculture and animal husbandry. Much of the agricultural area has good grazing so animal resources have grown. It is the main income for the citizens of the Wilayat. In addition there are various agricultural products, such as several kinds of dates, which ripen early (about a month before any other Wilayats in the Sultanate) The early marketing of these dates is extremely lucrative for the farm owners. Khanjar making, weaving, jewellery making and blacksmithery are some of the important traditional industries.

Wilayat Al kamil and Al Waafi
A number of occupations, industries and traditional songs are practised here. The occupations are: spinning, weaving clothes, making horse saddles and embellishments for camels, belts, making khanjars and swords, animal husbandry and grazing. The industries are: making wooden doors, windows, minbars, wardrobes and beds. Aside from these pottery is made. There are woven goods such as horse and camel saddles, men's and women's clothes, and handkerchiefs. Bricks are also made.

Wilayat Ja 'alan Bani Bu'Ali
The Wilayat is famous for a number of occupations, industries and traditional songs. Fishing is the main income for the people who live in the coastal area, with. grazing and animal husbandry for the people of the desert, and agriculture and trade for the people of the urban areas of the Wilayat. Ship building is one of the most important traditional industries, especially in Al Ashkhara, together with the making of gold and silver jewellery.

Wilayat Ja 'alan Bani Bu Hussan
There are many traditional occupations in the Wilayat, but most of the population are involved with agriculture, which is the main source of income. The soil is very fertile and is suitable for many crops.For irrigation they depend on falaj and wells. The most important agricultural products are: various types of dates, vegetables, and fruit, especially mango. The most important types of date are "Al Khalaas", "Al Madluki" and "Abu Naaranja". The people also graze goats and camels, as the area has a particularly suitable type of grass. In the coastal part of the Wilayat of Ja'alan Bani Bu Hasan, from Bandar Al Saklaa to Bandar Al Jueera, most of the people are fishermen, and this is the main income of the area. Some inhabitants are blacksmiths, making spears and swords and agricultural tools. They also polish and maintain bronze pots, eliminating the toxic sediment from cooking pots, and making them shiny and clean again. In the desert people spin and weave goats hair and so fullfill their needs for woollen items.The "Shamaara" makes leather handicrafts such as scabbards for swords, belts and holsters for rifles. Gold and silver working is also practised, making jewellery and khanjars. Many people in the Wilayat also make woven or earthenware pots (Fakhaar), to such an extent that the wadis in the west of the Wilayat are known as "Khaam Al Fakhaar". There are also some modern industries in the Wilayat which have developed during the Renaissance of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. The most important of these are dairy products, ice and brick manufacture.

Wilayat Wadi Bani Khalid
The Wilayat has numerous occupations, industries . The occupations are weaving with leaves, animal husbandry and grazing, growing palm trees, citrus fruit, mangos and bananas, and producing local folk remedies for mending broken bones and cauterization. The industries are gold and silver working, weaving and blacksmithery.
Wilayat Masira
Weaving is one of the most important traditional occupations. Masira was famous for building types of ships which are rarely found now. However the island is still famous for making fishing nets.

Gallery

Port in sur
Shady lanes between date plantations
Kibaykib Tombs-Ibra
Al-Mintrib castle-Bidiyah
Wilayat of Dima and Al Taiyin
Wilayat of Dima and Al Taiyin
"Al Tabseel" is a Traditional way of cooking and drying dates
Ja 'alan Bani Bu Hassan castle
Al-Manzifah-Ibra
Majlas Al Jinn cave-Sur
Al-Jam'aa Mosque-Ja 'alan Bani Bu'Ali
Ras al Jinz- Sur
Sharqiyah Sands

Wadi shab- Tiwi-Sur
Wadi Shab- Tiwi-Sur
Ras al-Ruwais- Mudairib
Ras Al-Hadd beach- Sur