Sharbithat

Sharbithat (Arabic: شربيتات) is a coastal town in Dhofar, Oman. It is located at around 17°56′15″N 56°16′25″E, and is located in the wilayat of Sheleem. Sharbithat is situated around 430 km from Salalah, which is in the south of Sultanate of Oman.

Sharbithat
Town
Sharbithat is located in Oman
Sharbithat
Sharbithat
Location in Oman
Coordinates: 17°56′15″N 56°16′25″E
Country Oman
GovernorateDhofar Governorate
Time zoneUTC+4 (+4)

Characteristics

Sharbithat is basically a fishing village, having a population of approximately 300 people. Fish caught from Sharbithat is sent to places like Dubai and Salalah, where it is packaged and exported to many countries. Sharbithat has a secondary school and a health center. A new housing colony has recently been built.


Archeology

The 14-km coastline of Sharbithat is a promising site of excavation for Neolithic sites; the first dig was conducted in January 2017.[1] In 2020, a tooth from a species of Otodus, an extinct genus of shark, dating back 5500 years was found. The tooth was the first of its kind found in Arabia.[2]

References
  1. Maiorano, Maria Pia; Marchand, Grégor; Vosges, Jérémie; Berger, Jean-François; Borgi, Federico; Charpentier, Vincent (2018). "The Neolithic of Sharbithāt (Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman): typological, technological, and experimental approaches". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 48: 219–233. ISSN 0308-8421.
  2. "Fossil of extinct shark retrieved from Dhofar". Times of Oman. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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