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Capital: Muscat

Head of State: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said

Airport: Seeb international airport (40 km from Muscat); serves many international airlines such as British Airways, KLM, Kuwait Airways, Swiss Air and Emirates. The national carrier is Oman Air, which flies to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),, , , , and and as well as performing domestic flights to Salalah, Masirah Island and Musandam.

Religion: Islam, predominantly Ibadhi sect.

Language: Official language is Arabic. Other languages spoken include Urdu, Swahili and Baluchi. English is widely spoken and along with Arabic is the common business language. Most Hotel staff speak German and French as well.

National Dress: men - dishdasha (robe), Kimah (cap), mussar (turban); women - jallabia (dress), sirwall (trousers), thobe (overdress cloak), lahaf (head shawl), abaya (black cloak). Women generally leave their face and hands exposed, while in the desert, women of the Bedouin tribes wear a mask, called a "birqa."

Visit also website Visit Oman (www.visitoman.eu).

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