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Oman, [b] officially the Sultanate of Oman, [c] is a country in West Asia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and overlooks the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan.
Geography of Oman. / 21.000°N 57.000°E / 21.000; 57.000. Oman is a country on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, situated in West Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The coast of Oman was an important part in the Omani empire and sultanate.
An enlargeable map of the Sultanate of Oman. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Oman: Oman – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia along the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Oman borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest.
Under the 1798 Anglo-Omani Treaty of Friendship, Britain guaranteed the sultan’s rule. When a succession crisis occurred in 1856, the Omani Empire was divided between the Sultanate of Oman and Muscat and the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Later in 1891, the former became a British Protectorate where the sultan controlled the Muscat coast while the ...
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( Arabic: خليج عمان khalīj ʿumān; Persian: دریای عمان daryâ-ye omân ), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( Arabic: خلیج مکران khalīj makrān; Persian: دریای مکران daryâ-ye makrān ), is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait ...
The Omani territory of Madha ( Arabic: مَدْحَاء, romanized : madḥāʾ) or Wādī Madḥāʾ ( Arabic: وَادِي مَدْحَاء) is an exclave of the Musandam Governorate, enclaved by the United Arab Emirates (UAE); inside it, there is a second-order enclave: Nahwa, which is part of the UAE Emirate of Sharjah. Madha is located ...
UTC+4 ( GST) Website. mm.gov.om. Muscat ( Arabic: مَسْقَط, Masqaṭ pronounced [ˈmasqatˤ]) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was 1.72 million as of September 2022. [4]
The Hajar Mountains extend for 700 kilometres (430 miles) through the UAE and Oman. [5] They are located on the north-east corner of the Arabian Plate, reaching from the Musandam Peninsula through to the east coast of Oman. The range is about 100 km (62 mi) wide, with Jabal Shams being the highest peak at 3,009 m (9,872 ft) in the central ...