Salalah

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Salalah صَلَالَة
City
Downtown of Salalah
Nickname:  Land of Authenticity أرض الأصالة
Wilayat of Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate
Salalah Location of Salalah in Oman
Coordinates: 17°01′11″N 54°05′23″E / 17.01972°N 54.08972°E / 17.01972; 54.08972
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar
Government
• Type	Absolute Monarchy
• Sultan	Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Area
• Metro	1,500 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Metro	440,000
Time zone	UTC+4 (Oman standard time)

Salalah (Arabic: صَلَالَة, romanized: Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949.^[1]

Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar province. Salalah is the birthplace of former Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said^[2]. Salalah attracts many tourists from other parts of Oman and from abroad during the monsoon/khareef season, from June to September. The climate of the region and the monsoon allow the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut and bananas. There are many gardens within the city where these vegetables and fruits grow.