Mahdah

Mahdah
Arabic: مَحْضَة, romanized: Maḥḍah
Sign board at border point Hatta/Madam road passing through Mahdah
Mahdah
Location in Oman
Coordinates: 24°24′12″N 55°57′48″E / 24.4033°N 55.9632°E / 24.4033; 55.9632
CountryOman
GovernorateAl-Buraimi
Government
  SultanHaitham bin Tariq
  WāliSalim Ali Al Kaabi
Time zoneUTC+4 (GST)

Mahdah (Arabic: مَحْضَة, romanized: Maḥḍah), or Wilāyat Maḥḍah (وِلَايَة مَحْضَة), is an Omani Wilayah (province) north of the town of Buraimi which borders the emirates of Sharjah, Ajman and Dubai, to the east, it borders the Wilayats of Liwa and Sohar. It was previously necessary to pass through Mahdah when travelling through Madam to reach the Ajman exclave of Masfut, as well as the Dubai exclave of Hatta, a tourist spot popular for its hotel, heritage village and the famous (although now a metalled road) Hatta track. The Mleiha road bypasses Mahdah for travel from the Emirates' coastal towns to Hatta and Masfut.

Mahdah contains the township of Rawdah and is governed from Buraimi. It was traditionally home to the Bani Kaab tribe.