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Al Ghubra, Muscat Governorate, Omani
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Al GhubraSuburb
Muscat GovernorateGovernorate
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 34' 48'' North , 58° 24' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
23.58000,58.40000
GeoHash:
G#: tk1w0ute6
GRN:
N16E38
Type:
Suburb
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
245484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245484:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Arabic:
الغبرة, مسقط , سلطنة عمان
Dutch:
Al-Ghubra, Masqat, Oman
Farsi/Persian:
الغبرة, استان مسقط, عمان
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Al-Ghubra, Muscat guvernement, Oman


Al Ghubra (also Al-Ghubrah or Ghubrah; Arabic: الغبرة) is a suburb of Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman.

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghubra
Wikidata ID:Q4702426
GeoNames ID:288243

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Oman

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Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
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Eurasian Plate

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