Is Samā’il safe? Oman travel risk
Is Samā’il safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Samā’il scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Oman Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 30 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Samā’il scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Oman (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Samā’il: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (47/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Oman travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Ad Dākhilīyah territory, Samā’il is established at 23.2984° N, 57.9531° E. It lies 74.0 km ENE relative to Muscat. Time zone observed: Asia/Muscat.
Ad Dākhilīyah
23.2984° N, 57.9531° E
405 m
Asia/Muscat
80,538
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Oman
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Samā’il happened in April (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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