Bukha
Coastal town and wilayat in Oman's Musandam Governorate beside the strait of Hormuz.
By 2026, Bukha was both a coastal town and a wilayat on the western side of Oman's Musandam Peninsula.
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Gave its name to the position of the struck tanker
Iran Conflict 2026: UKMTO confirms one tanker hit near BukhaBackground
Bukha is a coastal town and wilayat in the south-west of Oman's Musandam Governorate. It lies on The Persian Gulf beside the United Arab Emirates and west of Khasab. The wilayat contains Bukha and about 21 other population centres.
Musandam overlooks the strait of Hormuz, and Bukha occupies the peninsula's western coast near the strait's Gulf approaches. The wilayat's settlements sit between mountain terrain and the sea, with the town serving as its administrative centre. Maritime incidents west of Bukha occur on the Persian Gulf side of Musandam. That position connects a small Omani coastal district to one of the world's most important shipping routes.
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