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Oman
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عُمان |
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[1]عُمان - سلطنة عُمان
سلطنة عُمان هي دولة تقع في جنوب شرق شبه الجزيرة العربية في جنوب غرب آسيا. لها حدود مشتركة من الشمال الغربي مع دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة و من الغرب مع المملكة العربية السعودية و من الجنوب الشرقي مع اليمن. لديها شاطئ يبلغ طوله حوالي 3200 كم مطل على بحر العرب و الخليج العربي.
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Oman - Sultanate of Oman
The Sultanate of Oman is a country in Southwest 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 in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast. The country also has an enclave enclosed by the United Arab Emirates.
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| Short name |
Oman |
| Official name |
Sultanate of Oman |
| Status |
Independent country since 1744 |
| Location |
Middle East |
| Capital |
[2] مسقط (Muscat) |
| Population |
2,567,000 inhabitants |
| Area |
309.500 km² |
| Major languages |
Arabic |
| Major religions |
Islam |
| More information |
Oman, Geography of Oman, History of Oman and Politics of Oman |
| More images |
Oman - Oman (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of Oman |
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Map of Oman |
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Map of Oman |
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Rub' al Khali |
(includes the newer governorate of Al Buraimi)
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Oman, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Oman.
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The Persian Sassanian Empire (226-650) in 602 to 629, Strokes: Under Sassanid military control. |
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Sassanide Empire |
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Sassanide Empire |
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Expansion of the Caliphate: I: Muhammad; II: Abu Bakr; III: Omar and IV: Othman |
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Caliphate around 750 |
Satellite maps
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Satellite map |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- For Burma, see Myanmar; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, see United Kingdom; Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire; Pridnestrovie, see Transnistria; Taiwan, see China, Republic of; Timor-Leste, see East Timor.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
- ↑ Romanization: ʿUmān- Salṭanat ʿUmān.
- ↑ Romanization: Masqat.
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