Flights and Travel guide of Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is in the Middle East, on the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. Oman has two external enclaves separated from it by the United Arab Emirates. Until 1970, Oman was a very underdeveloped nation. Since that time, education, public works and tourism have taken off throughout the country. Omanis are friendly people and are very helpful to tourists. In turn tourists too should respect the ways and traditions of the Omani people. Omanis are proud of their country’s rapid progress, and locals will often point out to tourists that the road they are driving on is only 10 years old and that the journey used to take much longer. Arabic is the national language, however most Omanis will speak good to excellent English (or pretend to do so), particularly in major tourist areas and cities. In the southern Dhofar region, a Semitic language called “Jibbali” is spoken. Swahili and Balushi are languages spoken by ethnic minorities in Oman especially in the capital Muscat. The historical presence of Indian traders has meant that Hindi is understood in ...