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Oman

Oman. Summer Warner And Nathan Walker . The Land. located in the middle east, bordering the Arabian sea. Landforms include The Majilis al jinn- famous caves. Musandam peninsula. 212,460 sq km . Musandam Peninsula. Land continued…. . Natural resources Petroleum Copper Asbestos

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Oman

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  1. Oman Summer Warner And Nathan Walker

  2. The Land • located in the middle east, bordering the Arabian sea. • Landforms include • The Majilis al jinn- famous caves. • Musandam peninsula. • 212,460 sq km • Musandam Peninsula

  3. Land continued…. • Natural resources • Petroleum • Copper • Asbestos • Limestone Gulf of Oman • Chromium • Gypsum • Marble Some of the water systems important to Oman are the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. • Over all, the country comprises of a narrow coastal plain backed by hill ranges and an interior desert plateau

  4. Climate and Vegetation • Climate-Hot, dry desert, humid along coast • Wild life-ban hunting for some animals are endangered, such as the Arabian leopard and the Arabian Oryx • Vegetation- five different vegetation types of the dominant species: • The Sideroxylon mascatense–Dodonaea viscosa -on grazed • Olea europaea–Fingerhuthia africana -on ungrazed plateau sites at 2 000 m • The Ziziphus spina-cristi–Nerium oleander - on wadi sites • The Moringa peregrina–Pteropyrum scoparium group at 1 200 m • The Acacia gerrardii–Leucas inflata group at 1 700 m

  5. Government • Sultan- QABOOS bin Said al-Said • Special representative for sultan- THUWAYNI bin Shihab al-Said • Prime Minister- QABOOS bin Said al-Said • Minister of Agriculture- Salim bin Hilal bin Ali al-KHALILI • Ambassador to the US- Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-MUGHAIRI • Monarchy – in the power of ONE person • 3,311,640 people • Life expectancies • female- 76 years • male - 72 years

  6. 1650 - The Portuguese Occupation of Oman – aimed to control the Sea Trading Routes to India – lasted 150 years – and used Muscat as their main base, before the Omanis themselves expelled the Intruders in 1650 AD A civilian war by the Persian king Nadir Shah in the 18th century destabilized the region strained relations between the interior and Muscat. power in Oman led to the emergence of the Al Bu Sa’id dynasty History and current events…. • MUSCAT — • Ahmad Said al Harthy – racer from Oman • top form during his first testing program in the United Kingdom • preparing for the 2009 Formula Renault BARC Championship due to start in May • spent four months away from his Formula Renault, Al Harthy started with a shakedown at the Rockingham circuit • “It feels great to be back in my racing car, we have a very strong testing program and it’s very good to be top of the time sheets once again”, mentioned Ahmad.

  7. ECONOMY • Oman is a middle income economy • Major export of Oman is oil • Currency is called Omani Rial • Literacy rate • total population: 81.4% • male: 86.8% • female: 73.5% (2003 census)

  8. Foods Not spicy Everyday meal components- rice, a wide variety of soups, salad, curry and fresh vegetables Clothing men- white ankle length pants women- black dresses Religions Ibadhi Muslim- 75% other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25% Languages Arabic- official English Baluchi Urdu Indian dialects Architecture mosques, mansions, houses and forts stones, baked bricks, mud bricks, palm trees, mangrove poles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWMrlnxL7g Culture

  9. Paces to visit… • Al Mintrib Castle – oldest castle in Welayat Badiya • The Ministry restored it in 1989 • Rustaq Fort – oldest, tallest, and is surrounded by watch towers • Jalali and Mirani -most famous forts stand at the entrance to Muscat bay • capital's most prominent landmarks and were built in the 16th century AD

  10. Sites • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_oman.html March 9, 2009 • http://www.omanet.om/english/tourism/wildlife/wild.asp?cat=tour&subcat=wildMarch 11,2009 • http://www.omanet.om/english/0news/viewdetails.asp?id=14996 March 11,2009 • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.htmlMarch 15, 2009 • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Gulf+of+Oman&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oqMarch 15,2009 • http://www.agrar.uni-kassel.de/ink/oman/sites/results/landscape_ecology/ecology_vegetation.htmMarch 16, 2009 • http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/oman/culture-of-oman/architecture-of-oman.htmlMarch 17,2009 • http://www.omanet.om/english/tourism/herit/forts.asp?cat=tour&subcat=herit1 March 17, 2009

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