About Oman

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Official Name

SULTANATE OF OMAN

Head of State

His Majesty Sulthan Qaboos Bin Said

Currency

OMANI RIALS.(1US$ = 0,384 OMR; 1 Euro = 0,594

Capital

Muscat

Main cities

Nizwa, Sur, Salalah, Sohar

Total Surface

309,500 Km 2.

Neighbouring Countries

United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Yemen Arab Republic

Religion : Islam

 

Time : GMT + 4 hour

 

Language: ARABIC is the native Language of the country. However, English is widely

Spoken (as a second native language). Those involved in tourism speak German, French,

Italian & Spanish among other languages.

 

Credit Cards : Visa, Master Card, American Express… All major credit cards are accepted in main hotels, stores, and most shops but in traditional souks, cash is the most preferred means for transaction.

 

Business Hours:

Banks               Sunday – Thursday, 8 am – 12 noon

Government       Saturday – Wednesday, 7.30 am – 2.30 pm

Private Sector    Saturday – Thursday, 8 am – 1 pm & 4 pm – 7 pm

 

Average Temperature in Oman (in Degree Celsius)

 

 

Winter

 

Summer

 

 

Day

Night

Day

Night

Muscat

25C

17C

43C

32C

Salalah

28C

20C

30C

28C