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Wildfires in Ad Dhahirah
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-12 08:29 UTC
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Fire history, 2012–2025
Detected · VIIRS S-NPP 375 m · 0.01° cells (~1.1 km) · complete years 2012–2025 · built 2026-09-23
Between 2012 and 2025, VIIRS detected fire in 615 km² of Ad Dhahirah at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 129 km², ranking 3rd of 11 regions of Oman.
Year by year
Detected area per year, km². Area of 0.01° cells with at least one detection in the year.
The busiest year was 2025, with 162 km² detected; the quietest was 2016, with 102 km². The 2021–2025 average is 24% higher than the 2012–2016 average.
Through the year
Share of all fire-days 2012–2025 by month. A fire-day is one cell with a detection on one day.
October, November and December together hold 28% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 20 June 2025, with detections in 31 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 615 km² with at least one detection, 30% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 346 | 56% |
| 2 years | 86 | 14% |
| 3 to 5 years | 103 | 17% |
| 6 to 10 years | 27 | 4.5% |
| 11 years or more | 53 | 8.6% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 22.75, 55.75 and holds 36% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 113 | 3,166 |
| 2013 | 118 | 3,879 |
| 2014 | 123 | 4,380 |
| 2015 | 119 | 4,259 |
| 2016 | 102 | 4,146 |
| 2017 | 127 | 3,804 |
| 2018 | 120 | 2,602 |
| 2019 | 140 | 2,987 |
| 2020 | 134 | 2,757 |
| 2021 | 142 | 3,187 |
| 2022 | 126 | 2,954 |
| 2023 | 151 | 2,375 |
| 2024 | 135 | 2,942 |
| 2025 | 162 | 3,593 |
Other regions of Oman
- Al Wusta208 km² in an average year
- Dhofar153 km² in an average year
- Ad Dakhiliyah79 km² in an average year
- Al Batinah North70 km² in an average year
- Al Batinah South26 km² in an average year
- Ash Sharqiyah North21 km² in an average year
- How these figures are madeDetected area, cells, and the single-satellite record.
Detected area counts every 0.01° cell with at least one VIIRS detection, so a small fire counts as a whole cell and a fire missed by cloud or between passes is absent. Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m. 2012 begins on 20 January.
Nearby regions
- Ad Dakhiliyah116 km
- Al Batinah North195 km
- Al Wusta196 km
- Muscat261 km
- Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates277 km
- Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates282 km