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	Muscat, Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Muscat mintaqah (governorate), sometimes referred to as Masqat to differentiate it from the city, is one of the smaller divisions in north-east Oman, incorporating towns such as Seeb, Al-Qurum, Bawshar, Muttrah, Qarayyat and Madinat Qaboos.
		In 1913, Sultan Taimur bin Faisal became Sultan and the territory was renamed "Muscat and Oman" with the Sultan ruling Muscat and the Imam ruling Oman.
		Muscat is one of the three headquarters of Gulf Air and the headquarters for the local-based airlines Oman Air, both of which fly to several destinations within the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and East Africa.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Muscat,_Oman (1287 words)

	Said Bin Taimur of Muscat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Said Bin Taimur (1910-1972) was the sultan of Muscat and Oman (the country later renamed to Oman) from 1932 to 1970.
		The son of Taimur Bin Feisal, he inherited the remains of an Omani Empire, which included the neighboring provinces of Oman and Dhofar, as well as the last remnants of an overseas empire, including Gwadar on the Pakistani coast--the latter was ceded to Pakistan in 1958.
		Said lived at the in London, seldom leaving his suite, till his death in 1972.
	bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Said_Bin_Taimur_of_Muscat (451 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Muscat's control depended very much upon the opinion of the Sultan held by the tribes of the interior.
		Sultan Said bin Taimur was, in the words of one British writer, "an arch-reactionary of great personal charm".
		Finally in July 1970, Said was overthrown by Qaboos in a bloodless palace coup and the "arch-reactionary" spent the rest of his life in exile in a London hotel.
	www.squ.edu.om /stu/engsoc/oman_history.html (703 words)

	oman4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		at Muscat), elder daughter of H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, GCIE.
		Sultan's Deputy 1924, 1935-1936 and 1937-1938, Governor of Sur 1928-1930, and Barka 1930-1935, Minister for External Affairs 1939-1945, Wakil and Governor of the Capital and of Muscat 1958-1970.
		of the Municipalities of Muscat and Muttrah 1945-1957, liaison officer with the SOMF 1957-1960, Insp.
	4dw.net /royalark/Oman/oman4.htm (1758 words)

	Said Bin Taimur of Muscat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As sultan, oil wealth would have allowed Sultan Said Bin Taimur to modernize his country, and, in fact, he secured British recognition of its independence in 1951.
		Nevertheless, he also faced serious internal opposition, from the imam, or religious leader, of Oman, who claimed power in the kingdom for himself.
		Despite the wealth that Oman accumulated through its vast petroleum reserves, the Sultan refused to use this money for the benefit of his subjects, and the country essentially remained a feudal monarchy, run at Said's whim.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Said_Bin_Taimur_of_Muscat (413 words)

	Money From A Country That No Longer Exists Muscat & Oman
		The nation formerly called Muscat and Oman was one of the most strategic; lying between India and the Arabian states (on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula).
		Muscat is the capital of Oman, flanked by mountains, it is the nation's chief administrative center and largest city.
		Muscat became the capital of independent Muscat and Oman in 1741 (population 30,000) upon Ahmed ibn Said?s (of the present ruling family) conquest and the departure of the Persians.
	www.pomexport.com /N-MuscatOman/MuscatOman.htm (274 words)

	Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1508, the main port, Muscat, was captured by the Portuguese, who held it until it was taken by the Ottomanss in 1659.
		The year prior, sultan Said ibn Taimur had been ousted by his son, sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, (ruled 1970 -).
		A vast desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north and southeast coast, where the countries main cities are also located: capital city Muscat, Matrah and Sur in the north, and Salalah in the south.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/o/om/oman.html (750 words)

	Said Bin Taimur of Muscat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Said Bin Taimur (1910-1972) was the sultan of Muscat (the country later renamed Oman) from 1932 to 1970).
		Qaboos staged a coup in 1970 and sent his father to exile in Great Britain.
		Said lived at the Dorchester Hotel in London, seldom leaving his suite, till his death in 1972.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/said_bin_taimur_of_muscat (390 words)

	Oman - Arab relationship and World Affaires
		In 1741 the founder of the present Al-Said dynasty, Imam Ahmad bin Said, took power, moving the capital from the interior to the former Portuguese stronghold of Muscat.
		Muscat was still literally a walled city, its gates closed and locked at sundown.
		In 1970, Sultan Said was removed in a palace coup with the assistance of the British and replaced by his British educated son, Qaboos bin Said, with whom Oman´s story as a modern nation begins.
	members.aol.com /arabinfo7/omanhis.htm (986 words)

	Oman
		Muscat is hot and humid from mid-March until October and pleasantly warm from October to March.
		When Sultan Faisal bin Turki died in 1913, the interior's tribes refused to recognise his son as imam, leading to a split between the coastal area ruled by the sultan and the interior, which came to be controlled by a separate line of imams.
		Said spent the rest of his life living in exile in a London hotel, rumoured to have subsisted on a diet of fried Mars Bars.
	home.wanadoo.nl /olaf.winkel/oman.htm (1180 words)

	Sultan_of_Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the sultan in Muscat faced rebellion by members of the Ibadhi sect residing in the interior of Oman, centered around the town of Nizwa, who wanted to be ruled exclusively by their religious leader, the Imam of Oman.
		This conflict was resolved temporarily by the Treaty of Seeb, which granted the imam autonomous rule in the interior, while recognising the nominal sovereignty of the sultan elsewhere.
		Said bin Sultan (November 20, 1804 - June 4, 1856) - (Sultan of Muscat and Oman}
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Sultan_of_Oman (1406 words)

	Oman Online Research :: Information about Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast.
		In 1508, the main port, Muscat, Oman, was captured by the Portugal, who held it until it was taken by the Ottoman Empire in 1659.
		The year prior, sultan Said Bin Taimur of Muscat had been ousted by his son, sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, (ruled 1970 -).
	www.carolinamaps.net /search/Oman.html (1439 words)

	Reference Site for Islamic Banknotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Watermark — H. Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman.
		This is the second fort in Muscat and was built in 1588 by the Portuguese in an effort to strengthen their position in that city.
		During the reign of Said bin Taimur, Mirani fort was used as the headquarters of the Muscat garrison.
	www.islamicbanknotes.com /notes/Oman/OM-4-10.htm (109 words)

	Qaboos of Oman - TheBestLinks.com - Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Communist, Democracy, July 23, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Qaboos of Oman, Communist, Democracy, July 23...
		Sayyed Qaboos ibn Sa`id Al Bu Sa`id (born November 18, 1940) is the current Sultan of Oman.
		When the Sultan came to the throne in 1970 he had built a more modest mosque in Muscat but in 1992 he called for plans to be drawn up for the largest mosque in the world.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Qaboos_bin_Said_Al_Said.html (431 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online
		A statement said said the rally will be to demonstrate against "repression of the student movement," "threats to freedom" and in support of the latest political reform initiative by embattled President Mohammad Khatami.
		The army said the troops met fierce resistance in the three-hour incursion, which it said was intended to root out militants responsible for attacks on troops in Gaza in a more than two-year-old Palestinian uprising for independence.
		Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday that Al Qaedahad established a presence in the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip and in Lebanon and that Israel was a target for Al Qaedaattacks.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/071202/middleeast.htm (11240 words)

	Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His great great-grandson, Sayyid Ahmad bin Said, was elected as Imam in 1744, after the extinction of the Ya'rubi dynasty.
		Sayyid Thuwaini was recognised as Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Sayyid Majid as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies.
		However, the reigning Sultan Said bin Taimur had inherited an empty Treasury at his accession and was forced to go cap in hand to the British, an experience he was keen to avoid for the rest of his life.
	4dw.net /royalark/Oman/oman.htm (1481 words)

	Old Oman
		It has been said of Oman that "the Middle Ages stopped in 1970"; certainly, little had changed in Oman's outward aspect over the generations.
		Those few cameras at work in Oman during the reigns of Sultans Taimur bin Faisal and Said bin Taimur were recording an Oman, and a way of life, that is already remote.
		The result is a glance into a by gone age, including a fascinating serious of portraits and informal photographs of the Royal family; rare photographs of the Jebal War; panoramic views of old Muscat and glimpses of the towns and forts of the interior in the early years of this century.
	www.soukofoman.com /oldoman1.html (222 words)

	A Former Hermit Kingdom, Oman Emerges From Shell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MUSCAT, Oman –– There once was a boy who was shunned by his wealthy and powerful father.
		The wooden gates to Muscat, the capital, were closed each night to keep out intruders, and anyone walking about in the darkness (there was no electricity) was required by law to carry a lantern or risk being shot as a thief by city guards.
		In the interview, he said his greatest pride is the state's Sultan Qaboos University, established in 1985, where--he noted proudly--a majority of the students are women.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/omanhe.htm (1163 words)

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		In 1932 Sultan Said bin Taimur came to power as a young man of 22, on his father's abdication, and determined seriously to tackle the problem of Oman's growing debts.
		Sultan Said was well aware of all that needed to be done for his people, but development had been severely handicapped by lack of funds.
		The Muscat to which Sultan Qaboos came, after six years spent in Salaliah at his father's bidding, was like a town from the past, a picture book place which would hardly have looked out of place in the Middle Ages.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Acres/2692/history.html (2081 words)

	Destination Oman : A Complete Tourism Portal On Oman
		In 1744, the Al Yarubas were replaced with the Al Bu Saids, the dynasty that now runs to the present day, making Oman the longest lived nation state in the Gulf.
		Said spent most of his time ruling his empire from Zanzibar, which he made his home and capital.
		It was then that Said bin Taimur turned over the leadership to his son Qaboos, who set about the gargantuan task of revitalising his country.
	www.destinationoman.com /history.html (437 words)

	Ministry of Information-Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The new dawn arrived on 23 July, 1970, by way of Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession to the throne, a leader who bridled at the suffering of his people and whose own ancestry bore the scars of long struggle.
		Qaboos bin Said was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November 1940, the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur, the then ruler of the country.
		On Friday, 4 May 2001, the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Bausher, Muscat, was inaugurated by His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin Said who led the prayers for the opening of this spectacular, holy edifice.
	www.omanet.om /english/government/hmspage/tribute.asp (8746 words)

	Oman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1508, the main port, Muscat, was captured by the Portuguese, who held it until it was taken by the Ottomans in 1659.
		These were driven out in 1741, when the present line of sultans was formed by.
		In 1996 the sultan issued a decree promulgating a new basic law that clarifies the royal succession, provides for a bicameral advisory council with some limited legislative powers and a prime minister, and guarantees basic civil liberties for Omani citizens.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Oman (1278 words)

	Ain-Al-Yaqeen - October 1, 2004 - Article 9
		He was the only son of the late Sultan Said bin Taimur and the eighth direct descendant of the royal Al Busaidi line, founded in 1744 by Imam Ahmad bin Said.
		The successor to the throne shall be a Muslim of sound mind, and the legitimate son of Omani Muslim parentage.
		Damaniyat Islands: The islands, north-west of Muscat, are a bird sanctuary.
	www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20041001/feat9en.htm (5592 words)

	[Oman-L] Re: Oman-L digest, Re: Sultan Said bin Taimur burial in Woking. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Previous message: [Oman-L] Re: Oman-L digest, Re: Sultan Said bin Taimur burial in Woking.
		The point of Mark's question was probably why Sultan Sa'id's body was not sent back to Oman after he died in the UK.
		Also, in 1972, there were no direct flights to take the dead body directly to Muscat or to Salalah, his residence from 1958 to 1970, and several stop-overs would have been necessary - altogether a very unsatisfactory situation that would have rendered a transfer of the dead body inappropriate.
	www.oman.org /pipermail/oman-l/2003-August/001696.html (259 words)

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		But, His Majesty said, it was a matter of regret that the propensity of man to violence towards man himself had increased, embodied in the aggression of one group against others within communities.
		The most important of this densely populated area are the lovely old capital of Muscat sheltered in its picturesque bay; the larger modern port of Muttrah which is surrounded by the old residential and trading town; and the modern, busy Ruwi which is both a commercial centre and residential extension of the capital.
		In 1990 Muscat was the venue for the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the lslamic Republic of Iran.
	www.brunet.bn /php/kharti/book95.htm (7965 words)

	Reference Site for Islamic Banknotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Signature — Tarik bin Taimur (Chief Executive of the Central Bank of Oman).
		This is one of two forts found in Muscat.
		During the reign of Said bin Taimur the fort was used as the jail in Muscat.
	www.islamicbanknotes.com /notes/Oman/OM-3-Q.htm (78 words)

	GN Online: Three decades of steady progress
		With the election of Ahmad bin Said as Imam in 1744, the Al Busaid Dynasty rule began.
		Descendants of the Al Busaid Dynasty held on to power till Said bin Taimur bin Faisal acceded to the throne in 1932.
		Sultan Qaboos, the head and president of the State and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, was born in Salalah, Dhofar, in Oman on November 18, 1940.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=33338 (1008 words)

	His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin Said (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sultan Qaboos bin Said was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November, 1940.
		He is the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur (dec'd) and is of the 8th generation of the Al Busaidi dynasty.
		Upon his accession to the throne on 23 July 1970, he moved to Muscat where he declared that the country would no longer be known as 'Muscat and Oman', but would be united as the 'Sultanate of Oman'.
	www.omanet.om /english/history/sultan.asp?cat=hist (312 words)

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