Map of Şalālah, Oman

Şalālah is the administrative centre of Dhofar, Oman, with a population of about 163,140. It lies at 17.0150°N, 54.0924°E. Şalālah is about 858 km (533 mi) southwest of Muscat, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mukalla, 598 km to the southwest.

Şalālah at a glance

Where is Şalālah?

• The 5th largest city in Oman by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 07 min on the shortest day to 13 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Şalālah

• Mukalla — 598 km southwest, Yemen
• ‘Ibrī — 735 km north
• Zayed City — 739 km north, United Arab Emirates
• Bahlā’ — 743 km northeast
• Nizwá — 750 km northeast
• Izkī — 762 km northeast
• Rustaq — 790 km northeast
• Sufālat Samā’il — 811 km northeast
• Bosaso — 828 km southwest, Somalia
• Al Khābūrah — 834 km north

Largest cities in Oman

• Muscat — 797,000
• Seeb — 470,878
• Bawshar — 383,257
• ‘Ibrī — 163,473
• Şaḩam — 140,000
• Rustaq — 120,000
• Sohar — 108,274
• As Suwayq — 107,143
• Al Buraymī — 73,670
• Nizwá — 72,076

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.