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Oman Facts
Official Name Capital city Area Population (2008) Official Language Official Religion Government Head of State & Govt. National Day Local Time Currency GDP GDP per capita Business Week The Sultanate of Oman Muscat 309,500 sq km 75% Nationals 25% non-nationals Arabic Islam Monarchy H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said Birthday of H.M. Sultan Qaboos, 18 November GMT +4. Omani Rial (OMR) = 7.8 RM US $52.3 billion (2008) US $18,718 (2008) Sunday - Thursday
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History
In 1970, Qaboos bin Said overthrew his father to takeover Oman
as the Sultan.
The Sultan asked USA. UK and Pakistan to help him in
In 1980 the U.S. obtained the use of ports and airfields in Oman
against Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and to U.S. forces mounting strikes against Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden in 2001.
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Map of Oman
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Physical Features
A vast desert plain
covers most of Oman. There are mountains along the north (Jebal Akhdar) and southeast coast. That is where the country's main cities are also located. The climate is usually hot and dry in the center of Oman. It is also humid along the coast.
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Food
Omani cuisine revolves around rice. Morning meal often consisting of bread or leftovers
consisting only of fruit or bread and tea. Strong Influence of Indian cooking.
Dates, Helwa, strong and bitter tasting cardamom
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Fruits
Won the Gulf Cup of Nations 2009 Ali Al-Habsi plays in the English Premier
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Tourism
Ancient archaeological sites Forts and castles Mosques Desert Beaches Islands Mountains Caves Wadis (Valleys) and springs
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Many people think that it is the best buildings in the whole of sultanate of Oman
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Muscat (MASQAT)
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Muscat (MASQAT)
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Muscat (MASQAT)
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Muscat (MASQAT)
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Salalah
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Salalah
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Salalah
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Tourism
A recent report on average hotel prices by the
rack rates has rated 3 Gulf cities in Muscat, Doha and Dubai having the most expensive hotel rack rates in the World. The report from Hotels.com titled Annual Hotel Price Index 2011 covers hotels around the World and ranks them every year based on pricing. The three cities are rated as: nightUS$ 296
[Rank 1] Muscat Average rack rate per [Rank 3] Doha Average rack rate per
nightUS$ 270
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receiver.
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