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	History of Oman
		Oman adopted Islam in the seventh century A.D., during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad.
		Oman was the object of Franco-British rivalry throughout the 18th century.
		Oman is concerned with regional stability and security, given tensions in the region, the proximity of Iran and Iraq, and the potential threat of political Islam.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/oman.html (1254 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Oman: A History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		His mission, however, was successful: the two sons of the Julanda of Oman accepted Islam, and immediately, with their Azd kinsmen, set about driving the Persians out of the country: they sent a letter to the pagan Sasanid governor at Rustaq, inviting him to embrace Islam and, when he refused, defeated him in battle.
		Another important group in Oman's history was the Kharijites, who fled south following the battle of Siffin, in 657, when the forces of Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet, fought the armies of Mu'awiya, the governor of Syria, and founder of the Umayyad dynasty, over the issue of the succession to the caliphate.
		It was during these years that the country came to be known as "Muscat and Oman," a name mirroring the increasing social and economic division between the coastal trading cities and the people of the interior with their more traditional ways.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198303/oman-a.history.htm (2629 words)

	Oman History
		Oman is situated on the Arabian peninsula and has been, since antiquity, a trade center in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
		The sultanate of Oman was consolidated under Ahmed ibn Said of Yemen in 1744.
		Oman controlled African Zanzibar, southern coastal Iran, and the area between Pakistan and Iran, in the early 1800s.
	www.nationbynation.com /Oman/History1.html (129 words)

	Oman HISTORY
		In 1920, the Treaty of Seeb was signed between the sultan of Muscat and the imam of Oman, acknowledging the autonomy of the imamate of Oman under the sovereignty of the Sultan.
		Oman agreed with the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC), of which Oman is not a member, to reduce global oil production by 2.1 million barrels of crude per day until April 2000 in the hope of raising oil prices to $18 per barrel.
		As of 1999, Oman held to a middle-of-the-road stance of conciliation and compromise in Middle Eastern politics.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Asia-and-Oceania/Oman-HISTORY.html (1349 words)

	Oman History \| iExplore.com
		The Council of Oman functions as an advisory body and is comprised of the 82-member Majlis as-Shura (Consultative Council) and the 41-member Majlis al-Dawlah (Council of State).
		Oman was acutely underdeveloped until the discovery of oil and natural gas in the early 1970s; in 2004, this accounted for 56 per cent of the country’s export earnings.
		Agriculture, owing to Oman’s desert land, is confined to the coastal plain and a few irrigated areas in the interior.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Oman/History (766 words)

	Oman's History
		Oman has also been referred to as Mazoun and Magan, perhaps a direct reference to Oman's history of shipbuilding (a magan is a type of ship's chassis).
		Indeed, Oman was renowned for its role in ocean navigation by the magnitude of its ships and also by its prolific trade in copper, stone and timber to the Mesopotamian cities.
		It is said that a massive human migration occurred during the earliest part of recorded history, from the north of the Arabian peninsula, south to Oman and its coastal periphery due to the drought affecting the interior of Arabia.
	www.soukofoman.com /omanshistory.html (4963 words)

	Oman: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Omanâs strategic importance, with a geographic position giving the country full control over oil routes, led the US to concentrate on the sultanate in efforts to settle in the area.
		Oman and the United Arab Emirates signed an accord in May 1999 that defined part of the common border with the Abu Dhabi Emirate.
		Oman had abandoned recruitment measures in 1982 after a recruiting team was attacked by Pakistani troops.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=113 (1531 words)

	Window On Oman
		Oman has two rainy seasons, the monsoon in the south (Dhofar region) occurs between June and September; and from November to February in Muscat and interior.
		Oman, even in those early days presented a picture of industry and the beginnings of civilized progress.
		Muscat is the port of Oman where year by year the ships load up with fruit and horses and they sell in it cloth, vegetable oils and grain and all ships aim for it.
	members.tripod.com /~omanpage/oman.htm (1559 words)

	History Channel - UNESCO
		Oman is the ancient land of frankincense, the aromatic gum which was once considered more precious than gold.
		Known for their seafaring tradition, the Sultans of Oman ruled over a wealthy trading empire that stretched from the coast of East Africa to the tip of the Indian subcontinent from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
		Not far from the capital of Oman rests the Oasis of Bahla, which owes its prominence to the Banu Nebhan tribe that dominated the region from the twelfth to the end of the fifteenth century.
	www.history.com /classroom/unesco/bahla.html (307 words)

	AllRefer.com - Oman : History (Arabian Peninsula Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		In the early 19th cent., Oman was the most powerful state in Arabia, controlling Zanzibar and much of the coast of Iran and Baluchistan.
		Oman joined the United Nations and the Arab League in 1971, but it did not become part of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
		Military bases in Oman were used (2001) by U.S. forces involved in ground raids against Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Oman-history.html (484 words)

	Destination Oman : A Complete Tourism Portal On Oman
		Oman has a deep and rich culture that extends back for thousands of years, embracing such popular legends as the stories of Sinbad the sailor(He is believed to hail from Sohar).
		Oman is also the source of frankinscense which figures so prominently in the Nativity story of the Christian Bible.
		Oman's history goes back to the time early civilization in the region known as the fertile crescent.
	www.destinationoman.com /history.html (446 words)

	Ministry of Information - Oman 2000
		The Sultanate of Oman occupies the South-Eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula and is located between Latitudes 16 40' and 26 20' North and Longitudes 51 50' and 59 40' East.
		The Sultanate of Oman borders Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the West; the Republic of Yemen in the South; the Strait of Hormuz in the North and the Arabian Sea in the East.
		The al-Jauf central plateau that stretches from the foot of the Jebel al-Akhdar south to the desert is the heartland of Oman and contains the historic towns of Nizwa, Bahla, Manah, Adam and Izki.
	www.omanet.om /english/oman2000/sec2/1.asp?cat=oy2k (1705 words)

	History of Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oman adopted Islam in the 7th century A.D., during the lifetime of the prophet Muhammad.
		Oman has concerns with regional stability and security, given tensions in the region, the proximity of Iran and Iraq, and the potential threat of political Islam.
		Oman maintained its diplomatic relations with Iraq throughout the Gulf War while supporting the United Nations allies by sending a contingent of troops to join coalition forces and by opening up to pre-positioning of weapons and supplies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Oman (2142 words)

	Oman Natural Histrory
		Fossils facilitate reconstruction of the heritage of a place since life evolved, and in the case of Oman, such hard remains and traces found reflect a picture that is starkly at variance with the rugged features this land came to possess over the ages.
		In 1991, geologists unearthed fragments of teeth and bones in the interior of Oman, 50 km east of Ghaba.
		Scientists theorise that during early Tertiary period, swamps existed in the north of Oman, and that trees and plants growing locally were preserved in the stagnant waters, and were gradually compressed to form coal.
	www.nizwa.net /env/fossile/fossile.html (941 words)

	World History Blog: History of Oman
		This is a brief essay on the history of the Asian nation of Oman.
		Oman is a hot, arid country with high humidity along the coast.
		Oman has a developing mixed economy, and the production and export of petroleum is its largest sector.
	world-history-blog.blogspot.com /2006/06/history-of-oman.html (447 words)

	oman history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The earliest settlements in Oman, as in the Arabian peninsula generally, date from some time in the 3rd millenium BC.
		Though at that time and for some hundreds of years more, Oman was on the edge of the trade routes (pictured) linking ancient Mesopotamia to the Indus Valley, it does not appear to have profited a great deal from its location.
		Oman in the Stone Age Wattayah, located in the governorate of Muscat, is the oldest human settlement and dates to the Stone Age, making it around 10,000 years old.
	www.personal.utulsa.edu /~ahmed-al-shaaili/history.html (322 words)

	Oman: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Oman is a 1,000-mile-long (1,700-km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
		Arabs migrated to Oman from the 9th century B.C. onward, and conversion to Islam occurred in the 7th century A.D. Muscat, the capital of the geographical area known as Oman, was occupied by the Portuguese from 1508 to 1648.
		Oman: History - History Much of the coast of Oman was controlled by Portugal from 1508 to 1659, when the Ottoman...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107856.html (649 words)

	Oman (10/06)
		Oman's borders with all neighbors are demarcated, including a 2002 demarcation of the Oman-U.A.E. border that was ratified in 2003.
		When Oman declined as an entrepot for arms and slaves in the mid-19th century, much of its former prosperity was lost, and the economy turned almost exclusively to agriculture, camel and goat herding, fishing, and traditional handicrafts.
		Oman is an active member in international and regional organizations, notably the Arab League and the GCC.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35834.htm (4726 words)

	Oman´s history goes back to the very dawn of civilization.
		The Oman is were among the first of the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula to embrace Islam, doing so during the lifetime of the Prophet in the 7th century A.D. The centuries that followed were a golden age, with Omani sailors and traders ranging from India to Africa.
		Oman´s acceptance of US assistance in defence aroused protests from the PDRY in 1981, but mediation by other Gulf states led to a ´normalization´ agreement in 1982 and diplomatic relations between Oman and the PDRY were resiumed in 1983.
		In October 1988 Oman and the PDRY signed an agreement to increase co-operation in the areas of trade and communication, and in February 1990 the two countries reached an agreement to delineate their common border.
	www.arab.de /arabinfo/omanhis.htm (437 words)

	Oman History - TravelPuppy.com
		Relations with Oman’s immediate neighbours have been cordial, mainly with Yemen, since the end of the PFLO insurgency and the unification of Yemen itself.
		In 1981, Oman was a founder member of the Gulf Co operation Council and has played a leading role in promoting its growing involvement in regional security issues.
		Oman’s strategic importance to the West has been underlined throughout the last 2 decades as it has been used as a staging post for Anglo-American military, naval and air operations during the Iran-Iraq War, the counter-invasion of Kuwait and, in more recent times, both the assaults on Afghanistan and Iraq.
	travelpuppy.com /oman/history.htm (555 words)

	Oman: History
		10th century: Oman is conquered by the Qarmatians.
		The name of the country was changed from Musqat to Oman.
		1980: Military agreement with the USA is signed, as Oman is scared by Iranian revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, both happening the year before.
	i-cias.com /e.o/oman_5.htm (249 words)

	History of OMAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		From the 6th century BC until the arrival of Islam, some 1200 years later, both Muscat and Oman are under the control either of the Persian empire or of rulers from neighbouring Yemen.
		Rivalry between his two sons is resolved, with the help of forceful British diplomacy, when one of them (Majid) succeeds to Zanzibar and to the many regions claimed by the family on the east African coast.
		The sultanate of Oman has been the nation's name since the beginning of Qaboos' reign (he changes it from Muscat and Oman in 1970, after his coup against his father).
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad54 (985 words)

	Oman Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Oman has broken the seal and emerged into the world.
		A fort and Oman's oldest mosque are hidden in the plantations but the real attraction is the...
		Oman has emerged from its hermit shell, revealing a land of friendly people and dramatic landscapes peppered with forts.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/middle_east/oman/history.htm (147 words)

	Travel in Muscat - Oman - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Vestiges of Oman's prehistoric past indicating the presence of nomads who were hunters and gathers, go as gar back as 13,000 BC.
		Amr Ibn Alas, the companion of the prophet Mohammed arrived in Oman to preach the word of Allah in AD 630, leading to Islam becoming the state religion.
		The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture is responsible for the preservation of Oman's antiquities and traditional handicrafts.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /oman/muscat/muscat_history.htm (1023 words)

	Oman Travel Tips - Oman History and Government
		History: Archaeological excavations have recently shown that much of the civilisation in Oman predates the Arab period.
		British influence remains strong but the number of British advisers occupying key positions in Omani government departments – substantial during the early days of the present regime, headed by the hereditary ruler, Sultan Qaboos – has steadily declined and is now limited to a handful of advisers in key posts.
		Relations with Oman’s immediate neighbours have been cordial, especially with Yemen, since the end of the PFLO insurgency and the unification of Yemen itself.
	www.southtravels.com /middleeast/oman/history.html (583 words)

	History - Oman - Middle East: history oman, front liberation, invasion kuwait, israel search, ancient mesopotamia
		Oman’s history begins in the early 3rd or late 4th millennium bc, with the rise of a society that had cultural and trade ties to ancient Mesopotamia.
		In 751 Ibadi Muslims, a moderate branch of the Kharijites, established an imamate in Oman.
		This led to a tribal rebellion in Dhofar that was absorbed and expanded by a radical leftist movement, called the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arab Gulf (PFLOAG), that was under the influence of the new Marxist state of South Yemen.
	www.countriesquest.com /middle_east/oman/history.htm (615 words)

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		Oman is the ancient land of frankincense, the aromatic gum which in ancient times was more precious than gold.
		Dhofar, Oman's southernmost region, is one of the few places in the world where frankincense trees grow.
	www.midtermpapers.com /14362.htm (550 words)

	History of Oman
		Oman was renowned as a maritime nation, it's people journeyed to trade and to the United States of America to sign a treaty of friendship with the newly indepentent state.
		An epic date in the history of Oman was the embracing of Islam, when a letter was sent to the Holy Prophet causing him to remember Oman as a blessed placed.
		Oman continues to be a haven for travelers and the InternationalAirport provides a welcome halt on the long flights between east and west.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/scarface/386/fo03000.htm (721 words)

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