Kumzar

Kumzar
كُمْزَار (in Arabic)
Kumzar, c.1908
Kumzar
Location in Oman
Kumzar
Kumzar (Persian Gulf)
Coordinates: 26°20′12″N 56°24′35″E / 26.33667°N 56.40972°E / 26.33667; 56.40972
CountryOman
MuhafazahMusandam
WilayatKhasab
Area
  Total
3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
  Land3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
  Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-12-12)
  Total
1,378
  Density381.4/km2 (988/sq mi)

Kumzar (Arabic: كُمْزَار), is a village in Musandam, the northernmost province of Oman. It is the second most northerly inhabited part of the country, and the most northerly inhabited part on its mainland, located on the Strait of Hormuz. The village is only accessible by boat, and its inhabitants speak their own language, known as Kumzari.