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Thumrait

Field	Value
name	Thumrait
native_name
other_name	Thumrayt
settlement_type	Wilayat
map_caption	The wilayat of Thumrait in the Dhofar Governorate
pushpin_map	Oman
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Oman
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Oman
subdivision_type1	Governorate
subdivision_name1	Dhofar
subdivision_type2	Wilayat
subdivision_name2	Thumrait
established_title
leader_title1	for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
elevation_footnotes
population_total	10,552
population_as_of	2020-12-12
population_note	(Only for the town of Thumrait, not the entire wilayat.)
timezone	GST
utc_offset	+4
postal_code_type

Thumrait () is a small town and wilayat (province) of the Dhofar Governorate in southern Oman. As of the 2020 Omani census, Thumrait had a population of 10,552. In ancient times Thumrait was an important point on the Arabian peninsula's caravan routes. Frankincense trees, an important crop, used to grow in greater abundance in Thumrait than now. The main occupation of the people of Thumrait is the cultivation of fruit, vegetables and animal fodder.

Military

Thumrait is notable for its Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) station. Originally an oil depot, RAFO Thumrait was created to establish air power in that region of Oman. The first Omani air unit based at Thumrait, equipped with Hawker Hunter FG.9 aircraft, was tasked with ground attack and intercept missions. 12 new SEPECAT Jaguar fighter-bombers were added to the base's complement to improve attack capabilities in 1977.

RAFO Thumrait has been used by US, UK and Allied air forces to support operations during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm around the time of the Gulf War, and later during the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021). Operations did shift though to Muscat International Airport, which was closer to Afghanistan.

Thumrait is also the home of the Western Frontier Regiment.

Exercises held at Thumrait Air Base

In 2009, Indian Air Force pilots of ‘Flaming Arrows’ and ‘Cobras’, the two SEPECAT Jaguar Squadrons participated in joint exercises called ‘Eastern Bridge’ alongside the RAFO's force of SEPECAT Jaguars and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons at Thumrait Air Base. A subsequent Indo-Omani exercise, ‘Eastern Bridge-II,’ took place in 2011 at Indian Air Force Station Jamnagar (Gujarat).

Climate

Thumrait has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and warm winters. There is very little rainfall; some rain may occur from February to April, as well as June to August due to the monsoon.

| Jan record high C = 32.6 | Feb record high C = 35.0 | Mar record high C = 38.6 | Apr record high C = 41.0 | May record high C = 43.6 | Jun record high C = 45.4 | Jul record high C = 45.0 | Aug record high C = 46.0 | Sep record high C = 43.8 | Oct record high C = 40.0 | Nov record high C = 34.4 | Dec record high C = 32.0 | Jan record low C = 1.6 | Feb record low C = 5.8 | Mar record low C = 8.7 | Apr record low C = 14.1 | May record low C = 16.6 | Jun record low C = 21.2 | Jul record low C = 21.2 | Aug record low C = 19.5 | Sep record low C = 17.1 | Oct record low C = 12.0 | Nov record low C = 9.0 | Dec record low C = 5.0 |url-status = dead |access-date= 25 December 2024}}

References

"Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman.
"eCensus Portal".
"Thumrait Air Base, Oman".
"Indo-Oman Air Exercise Eastern Bridge-II Concludes," [http://livefist.blogspot.com/2011/10/indo-oman-air-exercise-eastern-bridge.html], "Livefist" blog
"Indo Oman Air Exercise – Eastern Bridge – II Concludes at Jamnagar," [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=76806]. official Indian Air Force English language press release

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