Rakhyut | |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Wilayat |
Pushpin Map: | Oman |
Coordinates: | 16.75°N 78°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Oman |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhofar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 5,001 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Rakhyut (ar|رخيوت|Rakhyūt) is a Wilayat or province of Dhofar Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman.[2] [3]
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: