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/oʊˈmɑːn/
oh-MAHN
arabic: عمان ʻumān [ʕʊˈmaːn])
*officially the sultanate of oman*
‘arabic’ –> سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān)
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(‘oman’ is an ‘arab country’ on the ‘south-eastern coast’ of the ‘arabian peninsula’ in ‘western asia’)
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(its official religion is ‘islam’)
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(holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the ‘persian gulf’, the country shares land borders with…)
*the ‘united arab emirates’
(to the ‘north-west’)
‘saudi arabia’
(to the ‘west’)
‘yemen’
(to the ‘southwest’)
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(‘oman’ shares ‘marine borders’ with ‘iran’ + ‘pakistan’)
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(the coast is formed by the ‘arabian sea’ (on the south-east) + the ‘gulf of oman’ on the ‘north-east’)
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(the ‘madha’ / ‘musandam’ exclaves are surrounded by the ‘UAE’ on their land borders, with…)
the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran)
and Gulf of Oman
forming Musandam’s coastal boundaries.
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From the late 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was a powerful empire, vying with Portugal and the UK for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
At its peak in the 19th century, Omani influence or control extended across the Strait of Hormuz to modern-day Iran and Pakistan, and as far south as Zanzibar.
When its power declined in the 20th century, the sultanate came under the influence of the United Kingdom.
For over 300 years, the relations built between the two empires were based on mutual benefits.
The UK recognized Oman’s geographical importance as a trading hub that secured their trade lanes in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean and protected their empire in the Indian sub-continent.
Historically, Muscat was the principal trading port of the Persian Gulf region.
Muscat was also among the most important trading ports of the Indian Ocean.
The Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said has been the hereditary leader of the country, an absolute monarchy, since 1970.
(‘sultan qaboos’ is the longest-serving current ruler in the Middle East, and third-longest current reigning monarch in the world)
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(‘oman’ is a member of…)
*the ‘united nations’*
*the ‘arab league’*
*the ‘gulf cooperation council’
*the ‘non-aligned movement’
*the ‘organization’ of ‘islamic co-operation’*
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*it has sizable oil reserves*
(ranking 25th globally)
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(on 2010, the United Nations Development Programme ranked Oman as the most improved nation in the world in terms of development during the preceding 40 years)
(“most improved player” awards … such damnations via ‘faint praise’!)
(a significant portion of its economy involves tourism and trade of fish, dates and certain ‘agricultural produce’)
(‘oman’ is categorized as a ‘high-income economy’
(‘oman ranks as the 70th most peaceful country in the world)
(according to the ‘global peace index’)
“almost there!”
(put those beheaders to ret)
(“but i digress…”)
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👈👈👈☜*back to “MODERN NATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥