Al Dhahirah Governorate ( Arabic : محافظة الظاهرة , romanized : Muḥāfaẓat aẓ-Ẓāhirah , lit. 'The Phenomenon') is one of the eleven governorates ( muhafazah ) of Oman . It was previously a region ( mintaqah ), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011. The largest city in the governorate is Ibri .
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1-512: Al Dhahirah Governorate is the location of the biggest oil field in Oman, Yibal , which started operations in 1968. The governorate consists of three provinces , or wilayat : Until October 2006, two more former wilayat were also part of this region, Al Buraymi and Mahdha . Al Buraimi Governorate was formed from these provinces as a new governorate in October 2006. A third wilaya , Al Sunaynah ,
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