Oman officially The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the south western part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west and Yemen. More info...
Barka is one of the historic cities on the coast of Oman which flourished the Ya'aruba and the Bu Said dynasties. It was an area of export and received produce from the neighbouring areas to ship to India, Basra and East Africa.
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Muscat is the historical capital of Oman, which is bordered by the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea in the south-eastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Sur is a fishermen's town on the east coast of Oman. In the past it has been well known for its Dhow building and was Oman's main centre of trade with East-Africa. Dhows (Arabian sailing ship) are still being built in Sur today but there is no trade with
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Nizwa used to be the centre for religious Islamic learning at the Old Central Mosque and is still known by many old Nizwa people as the Jaama.
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