- Source: Bilad Sayt
Bilad Sayt (Arabic: بلاد سيت, romanized: blād syt) is a mountain village in the wilayah of Bahla in Oman.
The village is located on the NE slope of the Al Hajar Mountains near the highest peak in the Sultanate of Oman, Jebel Shams. Bilad Sayt can be reached through Wadi Al Sahtan and Wadi Bani Awf from NE or via Al Hamra from the SW and is only accessible by 4-wheel-drive vehicles. Its clustered mud-and-stone houses and terraced fields make it a tourist attraction.
Population
As of 2020, the village counted 3 567 inhabitants. Of these, 3 255 were Omani nationals and 312 foreign residents (8.7%).
References
Bibliography
Diana Darke; Shields, S. (2006). Oman. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 140. ISBN 9781841621685. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
