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Oman is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. Tourism in Oman has grown considerably recently, and it is expected to be one of the largest industries in the nation.
Oman has one of the most diverse environments in the Middle East with various tourist attractions and is particularly well known for Cultural tourism.The capital of Oman was named the Second Best City to visit in the world in 2012 by the travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.[4] Muscat also was chosen as the Capital of Arab Tourism of 2012.

History

At Aybut Al Auwal in the Dhofar region of Oman a site was discovered in 2011 containing more than 100 surface scatters of stone tools belonging to a regionally-specific African lithic industry - the late Nubian Complex - known previously only from the northeast and Horn of Africa. Two optically stimulated luminescence age estimates place the Arabian Nubian Complex at 106,000 years old. This supports the proposition that early human populations moved from Africa into Arabia during the Late Pleistocene.

Geography
Oman lies between latitudes 16° and 28° N, and longitudes 52° and 60° E.
A vast gravel desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north (Al Hajar Mountains) and southeast coast, where the country's main cities are also located: the capital city Muscat, Sohar and Sur in the north, and Salalah in the south. Oman's climate is hot and dry in the interior and humid along the coast. During past epochs Oman was covered by ocean, witnessed by the large numbers of fossilized shells existing in areas of the desert away from the modern coastline.

Economy
Oman's Basic Statute of the State expresses in Article 11 that the "national economy is based on justice and the principles of a free economy."

Omani citizens enjoy good living standards, but the future is uncertain with Oman's limited oil reserves.[59] Other sources of income, agriculture and industry, are small in comparison and count for less than 1% of the country's exports, but diversification is seen as a priority in the government of Oman. Agriculture, often subsistence in its character, produces dates, limes, grains and vegetables, but with less than 1% of the country under cultivation Oman is likely to remain a net importer of food.

Culture
Outwardly, Oman shares many of the cultural characteristics of its Arab neighbours, particularly those in the Gulf Cooperation Council.Despite some superficial similarities, important factors make Oman unique in the Middle East.These are as much a product of geography and history as of culture and economic change.



Best Tourist Attraction Places in Oman
Muscat City
Nizwa Castle
Nakhl Castle
Bahla Castle
Wadi Shab
Wahiba

 


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Adam, Ibra, Qurayyat, Izki, Samail, Shinas, Muscat, Sur, Saham, Ruwi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sohar, Muttrah, Salalah,

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