Shinas

Shinas (شناص in Arabic) is one of the six coastal wilayas in the Northern Al Batinah governorate, Oman, near its border with the United Arab Emirates. As of 2023, it had a population of 53,949.^[1]

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  Shinas from the sea in 1810, a pirate stronghold on the Straits of Hormuz, as drawn by Lieut. Richard Temple
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  The pirate's cavalry attack the British at Shinas, 2 January 1810
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  Shinas, on the morning of 3 January 1810.
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  The British subsequently storming Shinas the same day.

• List of cities in Oman

• Official website (archived)

24°45′N56°28′E / 24.750°N 56.467°E / 24.750; 56.467