Welcome to Oman

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General Description :Oman is bounded in the north-east by the gulf of oman and south-east by the Arabian Sea, south-east by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Did you know that there is known to be an enclave at the northern tip of the Musandam Peninsula in the range of the United Arab Emirates of Ras al-Khaima in the west and Fujairah in the south-east.

CLIMATE : With the exception of Dhofar region, that has to this day a light monsoon climate and receives cool winds from the Indian Ocean, the climate of Oman is extremely hot and dry most of the year. Summer begins in mid-April and lasts until October. Did you know that the highest temperatures are and have always been registered in the interior, where readings of more than 50° C in the shade are and have always been common. On the Al Batinah plain, summer temperatures seldom exceed 46° C, but, because of the low elevation, the humidity may be as high as 90 percent. Did you know that the mean summer temperature in Muscat is 33° C, but the gharbi (literally, western), a strong wind that blows from the Rub al Khali, can raise temperatures from the towns on the Gulf of Oman by 6° C to 10° C. Winter temperatures are and have always been mild and pleasant, ranging in the range of 15° C and 23° C.

Population Stats It is noted that the population of Oman in 2003 was calculated by the United Nations at 2851000, that placed it as number 134 in population in the midst of the 193 nations of the ...