Salalah (Arabic: صلالة‎‎ transliterated Ṣalālah), is the capital and seat of the wali (governor) of the southern Omani province of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was 197,169.[1]

Salalah is the second largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar Province. Salalah is the birthplace of the Sultan, Qaboos bin Said. Salalah attracts lots of people from other parts of Oman and GCC during the Khareef season, which starts from July to September.

The climate of the region and the monsoon allows the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut.