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The Best Attractions In Oman

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Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Its official religion is Islam. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the country shares land borders with the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's ...
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The Best Attractions In Oman

  • 1. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Muscat
    The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the main mosque in the Sultanate of Oman. It is in the capital city of Muscat.
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  • 2. Nizwa Fort Nizwa
    Nizwa is the largest city in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people including the two areas of Burkat Al Mooz and Al Jabel Al Akhdar. Nizwa is one of the oldest cities in Oman and it was once a center of trade, religion, education and art. Its Jama was formerly a center for Islamic learning. The birthplace of Younis Al-Riyami, Nizwa acquired its importance because it has been an important meeting point at the base of the Western Hajar Mountains. Set amid a verdant spread of date palms, it is strategically located at the crossroads of routes linking the interior with Muscat and the lower reaches of Dhofar thus serving as the link for a large part of the country. Today, Nizwa ...
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  • 4. Jebel Akhdar Nizwa
    The Jebel Akhar, Jabal Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar , is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It extends about 300 km northwest to southeast, between 50–100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast. The highest point, Jebel Shams , is around 3,000 metres . This mostly limestone mountain is the highest point in Oman and the whole of eastern Arabia. Jebel Akhdar forms the central section of the Al Hajar Mountains range, and is located around 150 km from Muscat. The range is mostly desert, but at higher altitudes receives around 300 mm of precipitation annually — moist enough to allow the growth of shrubs and trees and support agriculture. It is this that gives the mountains their green name. An old stronghold on the inland side of the mountain is Birkat...
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  • 5. Bait Al Zubair Muscat
    Bait Al Zubair is a museum, located on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman.The museum has an extensive collection of ancient weapons, including khanjar, household equipments,and costumes . Outside the museum is a full-scale Omani village and souk.
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  • 6. Qurum Beach Muscat
    Qurum is an upscale suburb of Muscat in Oman.Its main attractions are the Qurum Natural Park, the Qurum City Centre and the Qurum Beach.
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  • 7. Al Mughsail Beach Salalah
    Salalah , is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was about 197,169.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 current sultan, Qaboos bin Said. Salalah attracts many people from other parts of Oman and the Persian Gulf region during the monsoon/khareef season, which spans from July to September. The climate of the region and the monsoon allows the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut and bananas. There are many gardens within the city where these vegetables and fruits grow.
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  • 10. Museum of the Frankincense Land Salalah
    The Museum of the Land of Frankincense is a museum in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman, based on frankincense, in association with the Al-Baleed Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • 11. Nakhal Fort Al Batinah Governorate
    Nakhal is town in Al Batinah Region in Oman. It is home to Nakhal Fort. It is the hometown of international football referee Abdullah Al Hilali.
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  • 15. Sultan's Armed Forces Museum Muscat
    The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces, located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman.The museum has an extensive collection related to Oman's military history, national conflicts; with displays of weapons , service uniforms, an external display of military vehicles, military music instruments, medals and even an jet aircraft ejector seat and a parachute on display.
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