Areas in Oman

Sultanate of Oman is divided into 4 provinces and 5 regions and its capital, Muscat.

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Musandam
Dhofar
Buraimi
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The political system in the Sultanate of Oman

Policy in Oman are in a framework of absolute monarchy. Under which the Sultan of Oman is the head of state and head of government, the Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who appoints the Council of Ministers to help him.
In early 1990, the sultan held a consultative council which is elected Shura Council.

A decree was issued on 4 October 2003, gives the Omani adults 21 years the right to vote in general elections. More than 190 000 people (74% of those registered) voted to elect members of the Shura Council adults 83 members. Re-elected the previous quarter of the members of the Council, including the only two women.

 The monarchy is hereditary.
Parliament consists of two chambers of the State Council and consists of 48 members appointed by the Sultan. And the second is the Shura Council is composed of 83 members are elected by universal suffrage for a period of 3 years.
Members who are appointed by the King have advisory powers only.

 

 

 

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Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa‘id was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November 1940. He is the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur and princess Mazoon al-Mashani. He is one of the 8^th generation of the Al Bu Sa‘idi dynasty. He received his primary and secondary education in Salalah and at Pune, in India, and was sent to a private educational establishment in England at age sixteen. At 20 he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After graduating from Sandhurst, he joined a British Infantry regiment, The Cameronians, and served in the 1^st Battalion in Germany for one year. He also held a staff appointment with the British Army.

After his military service, Sultan Qaboos studied local government subjects in England and, after a world tour, returned home to Salalah where he studied Islam and the history of his country. Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa‘id is a Muslim of the Ibadi school of jurisprudence, which has traditionally ruled Oman.^[3] A religious liberal, he has financed the construction or maintenance of a number of mosques, notably the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, as well as the holy places of other religions.

In 1976 Qaboos ibn Sa‘id married his cousin, Kamila, née Sayyidah Nawwal bint Tariq (born 1951), daughter of HH Sayyid Tariq ibn Taymur,^[4] but the marriage soon ended in divorce. ^[5]

Qaboos ibn Sa‘id is an avid fan and promoter of classical music. His 120-member orchestra has a high reputation in the Middle East. The orchestra consists entirely of young Omanis who, since 1986, audition as children and grow up as members of the symphonic ensemble. They play locally and travel abroad with the sultan.^[6] Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin was commissioned to compose a work entitled Symphonic Impressions of Oman^[7] and the Sultan is particularly enthusiastic about the pipe organ.^[8]

The Sultan's birthday, 18 November, is celebrated as Oman's national holiday. The first day of his reign, 23 July, is celebrated as Renaissance Day.

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Oman is located in the southeastern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and, according to official estimates, covers a total land area of approximately 300,000 square kilometers; foreign observer estimates, however, are about 212,000 square kilometers. The land area is composed of varying topographic features: valleys and desert account for 82 percent of the land mass; mountain ranges, 15 percent; and the coastal plain, 3 percent.

The sultanate is flanked by the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, and the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) of Saudi Arabia, all of which contributed to Oman's isolation. Historically, the country's contacts with the rest of the world were by sea, which not only provided access to foreign lands but also linked the coastal towns of Oman. The Rub al Khali, difficult to cross even with modern desert transport, formed a barrier between the sultanate and the Arabian interior. The Al Hajar Mountains, which form a belt between the coast and the desert from the Musandam Peninsula (Ras Musandam) to the city of Sur at Oman's easternmost point, formed another barrier. These geographic barriers kept the interior of Oman free from foreign military encroachments

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Geographical Location

Oman is a country situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and United Arab Emirates (UAE).