Al Wusta Governorate (Oman)

{{Short description|Governorate of Oman}}

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The Central Governorate

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|map_caption1 = The 4 wilayats of Al Wusta Governorate

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|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Haima

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|leader_name = Mudhad bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Yaqoobi

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Al Wusta Governorate ({{langx|ar|مُحَافَظَة ٱلْوُسْطَى|translit=Muḥāfaẓat Al-Wusṭā|lit=The Central Governorate}}) is one of the governorates of Oman. Its capital city is Haima. It was previously a region ('mintaqah'), before becoming a governorate in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg|title=Governorates of Sultanate of Oman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208143606/http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg|archive-date=8 December 2013}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/October/middleeast_October571.xml§ion=middleeast|title=Seven new divisions created in Oman|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=28 October 2011|access-date=9 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524003450/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fmiddleeast%2F2011%2FOctober%2Fmiddleeast_October571.xml§ion=middleeast|archive-date=24 May 2013}}