On 26 February, nearly 500 protesters gathered around a shopping mall in the industrial city of Sohar, 230 kilometres from the capital Muscat.
Abderrazak Khairi (born 20 November 1962), is a Moroccan former football player and current coach of Sohar Club in the Omani League.
The ship, named after the city of Sohar in Oman, was completely hand-made, using traditional boat-building techniques, and no metal was used in its construction.
Bin Yahuda lived in Sohar, and sailed for China between the years of 882 and 912 after an argument with a Jewish colleague, where he made a great fortune.
There are nearly four temporary gurudwaras (2 in Muscat, 1 in Salalah and Sohar each), which have been built in the labour camps.
As of May 2013, Sundus has invested $60 million in hotels so far and plans four more hotels in Oman including an "eco hotel" on Jebel Akhdar in the Al Jahar Mountains, a resort in Dhofar, and another resort in Sohar.
To avoid family disputes, at a meeting in Barka he confirmed his brother Said as Imam in Rustaq, and he ceded control of Sohar to Qais bin Ahmad.
On 28 February 2011, in Sohar, 250 kilometres north of Oman's capital Muscat, the ROP was reported to have opened fire using live bullets on protesters.
Sohar was an ancient capital of Oman and many believe it to be the birthplace of Sinbad the Sailor.
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Safeer Center boasts its new (June 2011) anchor tenant Carrefour.
The University campus is located in Sohar, Oman's fastest growing city and the administrative centre of Al Batinah region in the Sultanate of Oman.
To avoid family disputes, at a meeting in Barka he confirmed his brother Said as Imam in Rustaq, and he ceded control of Sohar to his brother Qais bin Ahmad.
Free copies of Theweek, published every Wednesday, are available from outlets spread across the main urban areas in Oman, including Muscat, Sohar, Sur, Nizwa and Salalah.
Under his leadership Football Club Sohar from Oman came the first time in club history in 1/2 final of Sultan Qaboos Cup.
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Since the summer of 2011 appointed as Head Coach of Football Club Sohar from Oman.
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In 1981 Ali Manikfan was given the responsibility of making a reconstruction of an ancient Arab trading ship, the Sohar, by Irish adventurer Tim Severin.
In 1920, Sheik Ali Banu Bu Ali, a relative of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal, rebelled in the northern town of Sohar and proclaimed himself Sultan but was deposed by the British in 1932.
The Wahabbis again attacked Sohar, while Said bin Sultan advanced into the Samail valley.
Sohar Hospital under the Ministry of Health, Oman was set up in 1997 and is a 408 bed tertiary care hospital of wilayat Sohar.
In 2001 Sohar University became affiliated to the University of Queensland (UQ), a member of Universitas 21, to ensure that its academic activities meet international standards.
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The area around Sohar, including Saham and Liwa, has a population of approximately 300,000 and is expanding rapidly, largely due to the very recent establishment of the Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC).