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Recreation and Travel : Oman

Includes tourism, sports, food and drink, links to embassies, U.S. State Department advisories

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Al-Bawaba  (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Oman)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

Arab Net  (http://www.arab.net/oman/index.html)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Fares.net  (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

Lonely Planet - Destinations  (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/middle-east/oman)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.

Ministry of Tourism (http://www.omantourism.gov.om)
The website provides information on Oman, its geography, topography, climate and other services. It also provides attraction and adventurous sites.

Oman Environment  (http://www.nizwa.net/env/)
Information provided on this site though limited includes academic articles, photographs, brief descriptions and links dealing with issues such as biodiversity, whales, turtles, birds, snakes, frankincense, meteorites, and more.

Oman Travel Guide (http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Middle_East/Oman/TravelGuide-Oman.html)
Plan a Oman vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Oman locals.

Oman Tourism  (http://www.oman.org/tourism.htm)
An excellent portal with links to a number of important sites on tourism in Oman.

Oman Web Directory  (http://directory-oman.com/index.htm)
An online web directory service that has local and regional news, links to business and industries, White and Yellow pages, as well as search engines and links to other websites.

Search Engine  (http://www.4arabs.com/links/Countries/Oman/)
Important Search engine on the Arab world. Search by country.

Souk of Oman  (http://www.soukofoman.com/uncon.html)
An online tour of Omani artifacts some of which are available for purchase.

Travel Document Systems  (http://www.traveldocs.com/om/)
A source for information about the documents required for travel to a particular country. The forms themselves are offered in PDF format as well as basic travel information.

United States. Department of State  (http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2417.htm)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

World Health Organization  (http://www.who.int/countries/omn/en/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

World Travel Guide- Oman  (http://www.travel-guide.com/data/omn/omn.asp)
British travel guide to Oman with visa, health, hotel, currency exchange and other useful information for the tourist.

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