ISO 3166-2:OM
ISO 3166-2:OM is the entry for
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Oman, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 11 governorates. In 2011, the following subdivision changes took place:
- Al Batinah Region (Al Bāţinah) split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.
- Ash Sharqiyah Region (Ash Sharqīyah) split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.
- Al Wusta Region(Al Wusţá) all became governorates.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is OM, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Oman. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Code | Subdivision name ( ar )(BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Local variant | Subdivision name ( ar) [note 1]
|
Subdivision name (en) [note 2] |
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OM-DA | Ad Dākhilīyah |
الداخلية | Interior | |
OM-BU | Al Buraymī |
ٱلْبُرَيْمِي | Buraymi | |
OM-WU | Al Wusţá | ٱلْوُسْطَى | Central | |
OM-ZA | Az̧ Z̧āhirah |
الظاهرة | Dhahira | |
OM-BJ | Janūb al Bāţinah | جنوب الباطنة | South Batina | |
OM-SJ | Janūb ash Sharqīyah | جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة | Southeastern | |
OM-MA | Masqaţ |
Muscat | مسقط | Muscat |
OM-MU | Musandam | مُسَنْدَم | Musandam | |
OM-BS | Shamāl al Bāţinah | شمال الباطنة | North Batina | |
OM-SS | Shamāl ash Sharqīyah | شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة | Northeastern | |
OM-ZU | Z̧ufār |
Dhofar | ظُفَّار | Dhofar |
- Notes
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
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Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: OM-BU Z̧ufār
|
Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2015-11-27 | Change of subdivision category from region to governate for OM-BA, OM-DA, OM-SH, OM-WU, OM-ZA; change of subdivision code from OM-BA to OM-BJ, from OM-SH to OM-SJ; change of spelling of OM-BJ, OM-SJ; addition of governorates OM-BS, OM-SS; addition of local variations of OM-MA, OM-ZU; update List Source | (TBD) |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: OM
- Governorates of Oman, Statoids.com