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 Saudi Aramco World : Oman: Sea Shells   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the 1950s, Dr. Donald Bosch, one of the very few surgeons in Oman, had people lining up outside his tiny operating theater at the American hospital in Matrah.
Bosch have identified over 500 different types of shell in Oman - a country particularly rich in shellfish because of the varied habitat around its coasts; in places, mountains plunge steeply into a deep nutritious sea, and in others, white sandy beaches slope gently into warm shallow waters.
The green turtle breeds on the mainland beaches of Ra's al-Hadd, Oman's easternmost point, while the loggerheads lay their eggs by the thousands on Masirah Island, just off Oman's central coast.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198303/oman-sea.shells.htm   (512 words)

  
 Gulf of Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf.
On the north coast is Iran (Persia) On the south coast are Oman in the east and United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west.
A beach on the gulf is the setting for a fictional battle in the video game Battlefield 2.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_of_Oman   (103 words)

  
 Oman
Oman borders the UAE and the Strait of Hormuz in the north, Saudi Arabia in the west, Yemen in the south-west and the Arabian Sea in the east.
Oman was one of the first countries to embrace Islam voluntarily during the era of the prophet Mohammed, praise be upon Him, who sent Amr bin Al-As to the current kings of Oman, Gaifar and Abd, sons of the recently deceased Al Jalandi bin Al Mustakbir, calling on them to embrace Islam.
The Sultanate of Oman is considered one of the leading countries in the region in the field of environment preservation, with the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment especially established for this purpose.
www.poltskof.com /middleeast/oman.htm   (2569 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Sultanate of Oman occupies the south-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula bordering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the West and the Republic of Yemen in the South.
Oman is the oldest independent state in the Gulf, and was founded in 1650 after its independence from Portugal.
Oman’s policy of economic diversification, is focusing on natural gas, port developments in Sohar and Salalah, information and communication technology, fisheries, manufacturing and, in particular, modern tourist facilities, which are being expanded throughout the country.
www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1020687795619   (1159 words)

  
 Gulf of Oman - TheBestLinks.com - Sea of Oman, Arabian Sea, Iran, Iranian Balochistan, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Sea of Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Iran, Iranian Balochistan, Oman...
On the north coast is Iran (the Iranian Balochistan region).
On the south coast are Oman in the east and United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west.
www.thebestlinks.com /Sea_of_Oman.html   (138 words)

  
 Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Sea of Galilee is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, but the term was applied to it anyway.
The term is used colloquially as synonymous with ocean, as in the tropical sea or down to the sea shore, or even sea water referring to water of the ocean.
Dirac sea is an interpretation of the negative energy states that comprises the vacuum.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sea.htm   (302 words)

  
 The Wahiba Sand Sea, Oman
Although the Omani Government had already conducted some research into the area and its people, it was recognized that a unique ecosystem was being threatened by political and physical forces as a result of the rapid modernization of the country in recent years.
It was, in effect, a joint project because of Oman’s awareness of its responsibility towards management of the area.
The Oman Wahiba Sands Symposium was attended by the author and J.N.B. (Bish) Brown, an ex-chairman of the ENHG.
enhg4.4t.com /b/b33/33_02.htm   (2950 words)

  
 [oman-l] Purple Dishdashah?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The project was cancelled because of a lack of adequate gas reserves and because it was not economically feasible, the agency quoted Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, commerce and industry minister, as saying.
Oman has already spent $ 70m on feasibility studies on the project and was not prepared to spend any more, the minister was quoted as saying.
The gas pipeline was to be laid down under the sea from Oman to India and would have exported 1bn cu ft per day, beginning in 1999.
www.oman.org /pipermail/oman-l/1997-April/000116.html   (288 words)

  
 Iranica.com - ii. SALT WATER FISHES
The ichthyofauna may be described for two different geographical and ecological zones, (1) the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman and (2) the Caspian.
The Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
Except for occasional short reports by foreign researchers on some individual fish species from the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, there was no comprehensive scientific study of the ichthyofauna of the region until the Danish H.
www.iranica.com /articles/v9f6/v9f641b.html   (2051 words)

  
 Oman, holidays in Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Oman is located at the southern tip of Arabia and lies on the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
It is a country with a wealth of natural attractions and a fascinating culture with over 5,000 years of civilisation, and a warm welcoming people who take pride in showing off their country to visitors.
Oman is the destination of choice for those seeking a truly unique Arabian experience.
www.lastminute.com /site/travel/holidays/product_list.html?CATID=100274&SORTBY=11   (279 words)

  
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Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
On February 9, the Nautilus floated in the broadest part of the Red Sea, which is comprised between Suakin, on the west coast, and Koomfidah, on the east coast, with a diameter of ninety miles.
It fears neither the terrible tempests of the Red Sea, nor its currents, nor its sand banks." "Certainly," said I, "this sea is quoted as one of the worst, and in the time of the ancients, if I am not mistaken, its reputation was detestable." "Detestable, M. Aronnax.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Gavs_Home/20kluts/ch204.htm   (2096 words)

  
 Aljazeera.Net - Oman-India sea route to be retraced   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
An eight-member crew will sail across the Arabian Sea from Oman to India next week in a replica of a reed boat used by ancient mariners relying on only the sun, moon and stars to guide them.
The aim of the voyage is to prove that trade ties existed between India and Oman from the early Bronze Age, some 5000 years ago, The Indian Express daily reported on Wednesday.
The crew will set sail from Sur in Oman on 7 September and hope to reach Bet Dwarka in India's western state of Gujarat in 15 days, the report said.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/FA1C8E9D-6560-4057-8DB9-C97A94A25BAE.htm   (373 words)

  
 Iran Profile: Geographic and Demographic Information, Policy, Aids and Incentives, Iran,IOR, Indian Ocean Rim, country ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is bounded on the north by Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Caspian Sea, on the West by Iraq and Turkey, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman and on the east by Pakistan and Afghanistan.
On the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman on the south.
They are generally, divided into three main basins: the rivers flowing to the Caspian Sea in the north: those flowing to the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf in the south: and the internationals.
www.techno-preneur.net /bisnet/countries/iran1.htm   (980 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The benthic marine algal flora of the Sultanate of Oman and its biogeographical relationships.
(Chordariaceae, Phaeophyceae) from the Sultanate of Oman, northern Arabian Sea.
Produced by HTS Development Ltd. In association with: The Oman Natural History Museum, Ministry of Heritage and Culture; The Natural History Museum, UK; The Herbarium of the University of Michigan.
www.biology.lsa.umich.edu /~mwynne/Research/Oman.html   (218 words)

  
 CCC & STSL :: Sea Turtle Species of the World
Sea turtles have mouths and jaws that are specially formed to help them eat the foods they like.
Of all the sea turtles that nest in the United States, the loggerhead is the one seen most often and is the only sea turtle species listed, in 1978, as endangered.
The leatherback is the champion of sea turtles: It grows the largest; dives the deepest; and travels the farthest of all sea turtles.
www.cccturtle.org /species_world.htm   (986 words)

  
 OMAN OIL COMPANY - Projects Under Development
Oman Oil obtained an operating license for the field in the late November 1996.
Oman Oil Company blocks in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea.
Oman Oil Company has preferential rights to negotiate a Production Sharing Agreement for two offshore blocks in the Kazakh side of the Caspian Sea.
www.oman-oil.com /projectsunderdev.asp   (90 words)

  
 EO Features: Fish Kill in the Gulf of Oman
When large numbers of fish began dying in droves off the northern coast of Oman in the Persian Gulf in late August 2000, the local media reported that the deaths were due to the release of contaminated ballast water from a U.S. tanker visiting the area.
Analysis of remotely-sensed sea surface temperature data showed that cool upwelled water appeared at the surface along the Batinah coast as early as August 21, 2000, reaching coolest temperatures by the time of the peak of the fish kill on September 4, 2000.
While one of MODIS’ objectives is to measure global sea surface temperatures more accurately than ever before, Evans says the MODIS Ocean Team spent most of the first year of operations fine tuning their algorithms and calibrating the sensor.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Study/oman   (2045 words)

  
 NOAA - Office of Protected Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Commercial exploitation is the major cause of the continued decline of the hawksbill sea turtle.
The hawksbill occurs in tropical and subtropical seas of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The species is widely distributed in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean, with representatives of at least some life history stages regularly occurring in southern Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico (especially Texas); in the Greater and Lesser Antilles; and along the Central American mainland south to Brazil.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov /prot_res/species/turtles/hawksbill.html   (1937 words)

  
 Current Status of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran is bordered by Turkmenistan, the Caspian (over 900 km of coastline), Azerbaijan, and Armenia in the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east, the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf in the south (1850 km of coastline), and Iraq and Turkey in the west.
The six main watersheds are: Caspian; Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, Uroomiyeh; Markazi (Central); Hamoun (eastern); and Sarakhs (northeastern).
The Sea of Oman is surrounded by Iran in the north, the Indian Ocean in the east, and Oman in the southeast.
irgwf.itgo.com /Trsm1.htm   (2659 words)

  
 SalamIran, Tourism, Facts & Figures
The Persian Gulf is the shallow marginal part of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and the southwest Iran.
The sea has an area of 240,000 square kilometers from the Arvand Rud (Shatt ol-Arab) delta to the Strait of Hormoz, which links it with the Sea of Oman.
It is bordered on the north, northeast and east by Iran, on the northwest by Iraq and Kuwait, on the west and southwest by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and on the south and the southeast by the United Arab Emirates and partly by Oman.
www.salamiran.org /CT/facts_figures.html   (1964 words)

  
 Summer Literacy Training Program 2000: Introduction
Saudi Arabia borders it to the west, Yemen to the south, the Arabian Sea to the east, and the Gulf of Oman to the north.
Since Oman is in close proximity to the Persian Gulf, the oil trade is extremely important to its economy.
Literacy education began in earnest in Oman in 1973 and the subjects concentrated on are Arabic, Islamic education, math, general education, and family education.
www.literacyonline.org /sltp2/people/al_zadjaali/mohammed.html   (449 words)

  
 Oman
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Sultanate of Oman has a long and proud heritage, and is a land of great natural beauty on the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula.
While Oman is traditionally Islamic and Islam is the state religion, Omanis have for centuries lived with people of other faiths.
In the event of an accident, the driver should not move the vehicle from the location of the accident until police grant permission; moving a vehicle may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.
travel.state.gov /travel/oman.html   (2148 words)

  
 Lakes and Coasts, Qom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the southern sector of Sistan Va Baluchestan is the coastal area of the Oman Sea.
On the coast of the sea, particularly in the southern region of
Parts of the shores of the Oman Sea is greatly valued for its recreational areas and those concerning the safe swimming zones, canoeing, water skiing and other such sports.
www.irancaravan.com /UN01.htm   (558 words)

  
 Iran Marketing Consultants
After the collapse of the ex-USSR in 1991, Iran gained a more prominent position in the region, acting as a "bridge" that links the Middle Asian states in the north to the wealthy people south of the Persian Gulf who are both producers and consumers.
It also provides for Middle Asia, a sea route, via the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, to India, China and African countries.
the west, and the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in the south.
www.iranmarketing.com /iran.HTM   (597 words)

  
 landscape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
These mountains bar the central regions from the humid winds coming from the Caspian Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the west, and the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in the south.
In the north there is a narrow littoral, over 600 kilometers long, running along the Caspian sea, about 100 kilometers across where it is widest, and as narrow as 15 kilometers in many parts.
Along the southern coast the land falls from about 700m to about sea level where it meets the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
www.iran-export.com /iran/p3.htm   (457 words)

  
 Climate Audit » Moberg #5: Arabian Sea glob. bulloides
The Arabian Sea series of Moberg et al [2005] (see their Supplementary Figure 1, series #11) is one of the few Moberg low-frequency sites where the 20th century values significantly exceed MWP values.
Cooling of the sea surface associated with coastal and open ocean upwelling promotes the blooming of distinct fauna and flora.
However, their justification for this proxy was not the need for a tele-connected indicator for NH temperatures but the absence of a local proxy.
www.climateaudit.org /index.php?p=93   (703 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to Oman - Saltanat Uman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Oman lies at the eastern corner of the Arabian peninsula.
Sharjah and Fujairah (UAE) separate the main part of Oman from the northernmost part of the state, a peninsula (Musandam) extending into the Strait of Hormuz.
Oman is a member state of the League of Arab States
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/oman.htm   (767 words)

  
 Persian Gulf included Oman Sea in olden times: Pak expert
Islamabad, Dec 19, IRNA -- A leading Pakistani archaeologist observed on Sunday that the Persian Gulf region in ancient times was referred to by the same name and even included the eastern part of the Hormuz Strait extending to the western and northeastern parts of the Indian sub-continent.
The retired professor of international repute said that in addition to the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf, the western and southern coasts were also conquered by the Achaemenid kings and their local rulers were subjected to pay taxes to King Darius and King Cyrus.
The leading archaeologist expressed surprise over the publication of an atlas by a Western magazine publisher calling the sea "Arabian Gulf" instead of Persian Gulf, adding that geographical or scientific publications should not be affected by political or racial motivations.
www.payvand.com /news/04/dec/1146.html   (192 words)

  
 Reef Fishes of the Arabian Peninsula Red Sea Arabian Sea Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
Mary and I came to Oman in August 2001 after spending some 13 years in Jeddah on the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast.
The two seas bordering the Sultanate of Oman - the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea - are very poorly researched, and are wide-open for more discoveries by interested divers.
I have seen the wrasse in the Arabian Sea at Mirbat (southern Oman) where it is quite common but not the butterflyfish.
www.richardfield.freeservers.com   (517 words)

  
 US Warship And Submarine Collide Off Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
(Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy warships, one a submarine, collided on the surface of the Northern Arabian Sea off Oman Sunday but there were no injuries and neither ship was in danger of sinking, the Pentagon said Monday.
The stern plane is located at the rear of the submarine and moves to help the sub maneuver under the surface.
The U.S. Navy has a number of warships in the Northern Arabian sea, some supporting the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and some taking part in U.S. and allied monitoring of Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War.
www.rense.com /general19/oman.htm   (214 words)

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