Highest Major Cities in Oman

Cities in Oman with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres28 entries🇴🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 28

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Bahlā’54,338 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

582 m

Yanqul16,599 people · Ad Dhahirah

552 m

Izkī36,203 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

547 m

Nizwá72,076 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

511 m

Ibrā’25,265 people · Northeastern Governorate

446 m

Samā’il80,538 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

405 m

‘Ibrī163,473 people · Ad Dhahirah

359 m

Sufālat Samā’il47,718 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

354 m

Rustaq120,000 people · Al Batinah South

341 m

Badīyah18,479 people · Northeastern Governorate

298 m

Al Buraymī73,670 people · Al Buraimi

297 m

Adam17,283 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

284 m

Bidbid21,188 people · Ad Dakhiliyah

219 m

Bawshar383,257 people · Muscat

18 m

Muscat797,000 people · Muscat

14 m

Barkā’81,647 people · Al Batinah South

13 m

Khasab17,904 people · Musandam Governorate

13 m

Şalālah163,140 people · Dhofar

13 m

Sohar108,274 people · Al Batinah North

12 m

Liwá26,372 people · Al Batinah North

9 m

Maşīrah15,059 people · Southeastern Governorate

9 m

Al Khābūrah50,223 people · Al Batinah North

7 m

Seeb470,878 people · Muscat

7 m

As Suwayq107,143 people · Al Batinah North

6 m

Sur71,152 people · Southeastern Governorate

6 m

Qurayyāt63,133 people · Muscat

5 m

Shināş48,009 people · Al Batinah North

3 m

Şaḩam140,000 people · Al Batinah North

2 m

Highlights

Within Oman, Bahlā’ ranks first in 2026 with 582 m, followed by Yanqul (552 m) and Izkī (547 m).

Across 28 entries, values run from 582 m (Bahlā’) to 2 m (Şaḩam), with a median of 16 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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