title: Al Batinah South Governorate
text: # Al Batinah South Governorate
  
  Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb al-Bāṭinah) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate. The centre of the governorate is the wilayat of Rustaq.
  
  ## Provinces
  
  Al Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):
  
  * Rustaq
  * Al Awabi
  * Nakhal
  * Wadi Al Maawil
  * Barka
  * Al-Musannah
  