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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
OM
Short name
OMAN
Short name lower case
Oman
Full name
the Sultanate of Oman
Alpha-3 code
OMN
Numeric code
512
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
part of the Musandam Peninsula
Status
Officially assigned
Remark part 1
Includes: part of the Musandam Peninsula.
For definition of the different code types, please click here

Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
ar ara ‘Umān

Subdivisions

11 governorate (en) / gouvernorat (fr) / muḩāfaz̧ah (ar)

List source

IGN 1992 update BET 1996; PCGN 1991; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Oman; http://www.geonames.de/couom.html; http://www.exxun.com/Oman/d_gv.html#2051; http://www.omanet.om/arabic/sitemap.asp; http://www.statoids.com/uom.html; http://www.eki.ee/knab/adm2.htm; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdivisions_d%27Oman; NGA GNS (http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html)

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
governorate OM-DA* Ad Dākhilīyah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-BU* Al Buraymī ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-WU* Al Wusţá ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-ZA* Az̧ Z̧āhirah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-BJ* Janūb al Bāţinah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-SJ* Janūb ash Sharqīyah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-MA* Masqaţ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-MU* Musandam ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-BS* Shamāl al Bāţinah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-SS* Shamāl ash Sharqīyah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate OM-ZU* Z̧ufār ar BGN/PCGN 1956

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
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 Modification de la catégorie de subdivision remplacer région par governate pour OM-BA, OM-DA, OM-SH, OM-WU, OM-ZA; modification du code de subdivision remplacer OM-BA par OM-BJ, remplacer OM-SH par OM-SJ; modification de l'orthographe de OM-BJ, OM-SJ; ajout des gouvernorats OM-BS, OM-SS; ajout d’une variation locale pour OM-MA, OM-ZU; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2010-06-30 Update of the administrative structure and of the list source Mise à jour résultant de la réalité du découpage administratif et mise à jour de la liste source.