Oman



Oman, officially called the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast.

NameOman
Top Level Domain
.om
Alpha2 CodeOM
Alpha3 CodeOMN
Calling Codes
968
CapitalMuscat
Alt Spellings
OM
Sultanate of Oman
Salṭanat ʻUmān
RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
Population4420133
Latlng
21
57
DemonymOmani
Area309500
Gini
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Borders
SAU
ARE
YEM
Native Nameعمان
Numeric Code512
Currencies
CodeOMR
NameOmani rial
Symbolر.ع.
Languages
Iso639_1ar
Iso639_2ara
NameArabic
Native Nameالعربية
Translations
DeOman
EsOmán
FrOman
Jaオマーン
Itoman
BrOmã
PtOmã
NlOman
HrOman
Faعمان
Flaghttps://restcountries.eu/data/omn.svg
Regional Blocs
AcronymAL
NameArab League
Other Acronyms
Other Names
جامعة الدول العربية
Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabīyah
League of Arab States
CiocOMA

Cities

Muscat

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Destinations

Al Hoota Cave

Children's Museum

Jibreen Castle

Masjid Al Zawawi

Mutrah Fort

Qurum Natural Park

Sultan Qaboos Mosque

Wadi Darbat

Ad Dimaniyat Islands

Ain Sahlounout

Al Alam Palace

Al Balid Archeological Site

Al Fahal

Al Hosn Palace

Al Jalali Fort

Al Kasfah Hot Spring

Al Mirani Fort

Al Mouj Golf At The Wave

Al Rustaq Fort

Al Saleel National Park

AlRiyam Park

Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

Ayn Athum, Salalah

Ayn Razat

Bahla Fort

Bait Adam Museum

Bait Al Baranda Museum

Bait Al Safah

Bait Al Zubair Museum

Bandar Al Khairan Viewpoint

Bar Al Hikman

Bimmah Sinkhole

Bin Ali's Tomb

Bukha Fort

Fazayah Beach

Ghalya's Museum Of Modern Art

Hawana Aqua Park

Jebel Al Harim

Jebel Hafeet

Jebel Misht

Jebel Shams

Khasab Castle

Khasab Fort

Khasab Musandam Tours

Khor Najd

Khor Rori

Khuriya Muriya Islands

Majlis Al Jinn

Marah Land

Marine Science & Fisheries Centre, Muscat

Marneef Cave And Blow Holes

Mughsail

Mughsail Beach

Musandam Oman

Musandam Peninsula

Muscat Beach

Muscat Gate Museum

Mutrah Corniche

Mutrah Souq

Nabi Umran Tomb

Nakhal Fort, Oman

Natural History Museum

Nizwa Fort

Oil And Gas Exhibition Centre

Old Castle Museum

Oman Avenues Mall Masjid

Oman Botanic Garden

Omani And French Museum

Omani Heritage Gallery

PDO Planetarium

Qurum Beach

Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve

Royal Opera House Muscat

Rustaq

Salalah Gardens Mall Road

Salalah Port

Seebi Island

Snake Gorge Canyon

Sohar Fort

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Sultan's Armed Forces Museum

Sunaysilah Fort

Taqah Castle

Telegraph Island

The Museum Of The Frankincense Land

The National Museum Of Oman

Wadi Al Khoud

Wadi Ash Shab

Wadi Dayqah Dam

Wadi Dhaiqah

Wadi Kabir Park

Wadi Shab

Wadi Shuwaymiyah

Wadi Tanuf

Wadi Tiwi

Yitti Beach



There is a short visit visa availiable to the following countries which is valid for two weeks. You will have to pay 20 Omani Rials (about US$50) at the airport.

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Britain, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,  Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunis, Turkey, Vatican, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Other nationalities will need to apply for a visa ahead of time at their nearest embassy or consulate.

Oman Visa information

Oman embassies

Foreign embassies in Oman


Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time




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