Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate

Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011, when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. The centre of the governorate is the wilāyah (province) of Ibra.

Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate
مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة
Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah
Wadi Bani Khalid, heading north
Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate
Location of the Governorate in Oman
Coordinates: 22.683333°N 58.55°E / 22.683333; 58.55
Country Oman
GovernorateAsh-Sharqīyah North
Government
  GovernorAli Bin Ahmed bin Mashari Al Shamsi
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total271,800
Time zoneUTC+4 (GST)
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