Liberated Areas (Oman)
Former quasi-state
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The Liberated Areas[2] (Arabic: المناطق المحررة) were the areas that used to be under the effective control of the Dhofar Liberation Front, the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), and later the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman.
Liberated Areas | |||||||||
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| 1969–Unknown | |||||||||
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Map of the Liberated Areas in 1971 | |||||||||
| Status | Quasi-state | ||||||||
| Capital | Rakhyut (1969) Dhofar (1971)[1] | ||||||||
| Establishment | Dhofar rebellion | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | August 1969 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | Unknown | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 99,300 km2 (38,300 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Sultanate of Oman | ||||||||