Is Shināş safe? Oman travel risk
Is Shināş safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Shināş scores 40/100 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.
Shināş scores 40/100 (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 Shināş: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (26/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Oman travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 24.7426° N, 56.4670° E in Shamāl al Bāţinah, Shināş features an altitude of 3 m. The settlement is located 249.4 km ESE from Muscat.
Shamāl al Bāţinah
24.7426° N, 56.4670° E
3 m
Asia/Muscat
43,312
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Oman)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Oman travel advice & laws.
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