ISO 3166-2:OM
ISO 3166-2:OM is the entry for Oman in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Oman, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 11 governorates. In 2011, the following subdivision changes took place:
- Al Batinah Region (Al Bāţinah) split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.
- Ash Sharqiyah Region (Ash Sharqīyah) split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.
- Ad Dakhiliyah Region (Ad Dākhilīyah), Ad Dhahirah North Region (Az̧ Z̧āhirah), and Al Wusta Region (Al Wusţá) all became governorates.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is OM, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Oman. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Local variant | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| OM-DA | Ad Dākhilīyah | governorate | |
| OM-BS | Shamāl al Bāţinah | governorate | |
| OM-BJ | Janūb al Bāţinah | governorate | |
| OM-WU | Al Wusţá | governorate | |
| OM-SS | Shamāl ash Sharqīyah | governorate | |
| OM-SJ | Janūb ash Sharqīyah | governorate | |
| OM-ZA | Az̧ Z̧āhirah | governorate | |
| OM-BU | Al Buraymī | governorate | |
| OM-MA | Masqaţ | Muscat | governorate |
| OM-MU | Musandam | governorate | |
| OM-ZU | Z̧ufār | Dhofar | governorate |
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: OM-BU Al Buraymī Codes: OM-JA Al Janūbīyah → OM-ZU Z̧ufār |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
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 | (TBD) |
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: OM
- Governorates of Oman, Statoids.com