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Barka, Oman

Field	Value
official_name	Barka
native_name	Barkāʾ (بَرْكَاء)
native_name_lang	ar
other_name	Borca
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image_skyline	Barka, Oman (6) (41446310861).jpg
imagesize	300px
pushpin_map	Oman#Middle East#West Asia
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Oman
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Oman
subdivision_type1	Subdivision
subdivision_name1	Al Batinah South Governorate
leader_title1
established_title
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established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2017
population_total	130,000
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	UTC+4:00 United Arab Emirates Standard Time
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Barka () is a coastal city and Wilayah (Province) in the Al Batinah South Governorate in northern Oman. Bordered by the Sea of Oman and the Hajar Mountains in southern Batinah, Barka is about a half-hour drive from As-Seeb and roughly an hour's drive from Al-Khuwair and Ruwi.

History

Barka was destroyed in 865 CE. Mohammad Taqi Khan Shirazi led a military campaign in Oman in 1738, and unsuccessfully besieged Barka on 25 May.

Construction on Barka Castle started under Saif bin Sultan and was completed during the reign of Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi.

Barka was seized by rebels at the outbreak of the Muscat rebellion, but were driven from the town by HMS Fox and HMS Dartmouth in 1914.

Demographics

Barka has a community of Indian merchants in the 1910s. A community of Al-Lawatia exist in Barka.

Attractions

Portuguese Fortress of Barka (Borca) in a 17th-century picture. In Antonio Bocarro's book of fortresses (1632).

Nearby is Bait Na'aman (Nu'man), a four-towered fort of Imam Bil'arab bin Sultan of the 17th century, renovated in 1991.

Economy

Al Bloushi, Al-Farsi, Al Zadjali, Al Habsi, Al Ajmi, Al Owaisi, Al Amri, Al Badri and Al Raisi tribes live here. The area is known for its agricultural beauty, fishing, and traditional pastimes like horse and camel racing, halwa making, and Omani-style bullfighting.

A new quarter is now under construction in Sawadi, called the Blue City. The development is 8 km from Sawadi beach, and many international companies are involved in Barka development projects. There is an estimated $15 billion in new construction currently taking place here. Barka is the site of several power and water plants, including:

The Barka 2 water and power plant, with generation capacity of 678 MW and desalination capacity of 26.4 million gallons of potable water per day.
The Barka 3 gas turbine power plant, with generation capacity of 744 MW, sponsored by Engie, Yonden and Sojitz.
A new 281,000 m³/d desalination plant is to be commissioned: Itochu, Degrémont and International Power were named preferred bidders in 2015.

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References

"Bait Na’aman". Rough Guides.
(24 April 2016). "5 Reasons To Love Barka".
"Barka 2 Independent Water & Power Project". Mubadala.
"Commercial Operations of Sohar 2 and Barka 3 IPP Projects in Oman Start". Sojitz Corporation.
(21 October 2015). "Oman names preferred bidders for Sohar and Barka projects". The International Desalination & Water Reuse Quarterly.

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