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Oman

Oman. By Micah Walker. The Land. Natural Resources Petroleum Copper Natural Gas Chromium Asbestos. http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/images/north-oil_rig.jpg. Landforms. Deserts Mountains Oases Peninsula Caves. http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/images/artistImage/84829002.JPG.

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Oman

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  1. Oman By Micah Walker

  2. The Land • Natural Resources • Petroleum • Copper • Natural Gas • Chromium • Asbestos http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/images/north-oil_rig.jpg

  3. Landforms • Deserts • Mountains • Oases • Peninsula • Caves http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/images/artistImage/84829002.JPG

  4. Climate/Vegetation • Vegetation • Desert shrubs • Coconut palms • Desert grass • Climate • Rains mostly in mid-winter • Humidity is very high < 90% • Southwest in June and September is monsoon season http://www.botanic.co.il/english/research/news1_files/Retama_raetamv.JPG

  5. Governent • Sultan • Qaboos ibn Said Al Bu Sa`idi – July 23, 1970 • Prime Minister • Qaboos ibn Said Al Bu Sa`idi -Jan 2, 1972

  6. Historical Event • Dec 31, 2000 Six Persian Gulf nations (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) signed a regional defense pact. • July 17, 2004 A court in Oman convicted an American woman of murdering her husband and sentenced her to death.

  7. Economy • Currency - Omani Rial (OMR) • Major Industries – Crude oil refining, construction, and natural gas production http://mebanknotes.com/shop/catalog/images/Oman-Pick-34.jpg

  8. Traditions • Most common language – Arabic • Major religion – Islamic • Traditional Clothing • Men wear an ankle-length gown with long sleeves called a “Dishdasha” • Women wear colorful dresses over trousers with jewelry and sometimes headpieces

  9. Sites to see • Muscat city – a culture rich city that was once Oman’s capital • NakhlCastle – a castle predating Islam set in palm farms • JabalAkhdar – a city built 10,000 feet above sea level amongst dense vegetation and beautiful flowing waterfalls http://www.tropicalisland.de/oman/nizwa/images/MCT%20Al-Jabal%20Akhdar%20mountains%20near%20Nizwa%20-%20remote%20village%20with%20fields%203008x2000.jpg

  10. Bibliography • "Oman Natural Resources - Geography." Index Mundi - Country Facts. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://www.indexmundi.com/oman/natural_resources.html>. • "Climate of Oman." Ancient / Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Research Guide. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/atlas/qt/climateOman.htm>. • "Timeline Oman." Timelines of History, Today in History, World History. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://timelines.ws/countries/OMAN.HTML>. • "BBC News - Oman Country Profile." BBC NEWS | News Front Page. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791892.stm>. • "National Dress - Women." Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://www.omanet.om/english/culture/women_dress.asp?cat=cult>. • "National Dress - Men." Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://www.omanet.om/english/culture/men_dress.asp?cat=cult>.

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