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[edit] Timeline

"After Oman’s development in the 3rd century BC, the Persians developed an empire in the 4th century BC."

The 4th Century BC came before the 3rd Century. It's confusing but a common mistake. Someone might want to fix it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.29.141 (talk • contribs) 19:21, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

Yes. I was confused by the history, as well. It seems like to me, that two different kingdoms are mentioned, and the connection isn't made. At least, for me it wasn't. (Oct.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.24.93.222 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
I agree. Would someone knowledgeable please rewrite this paragraph? Mark K. Jensen 18:03, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oman Supposedly "Pro-Western"

  • Back in the 1980's, when the U.S. government started to realize that, without the Shah of Iran, there weren't too many governments in the region that were "friendly" to the Americans. So, the State Department sent a delegation to Oman. The ruler of Oman reportedly said, "Here in Oman, we say in public what we say in private." (An admirable sentiment, I think.) About the timing of their visit, the leader reportedly said, "What took you so long?" (Oct.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.24.93.222 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
  • I'd also like some evidence that Oman is pro-western. Many Omanis drive western jeeps, hummers and dune buggies while racing in the dunes. The youth have immense spending power and buy things like western cellular phones and other technological devices. They are also relatively accepting of western music. (Information from a friend who lived in Muscat, Oman) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lifestream87 (talk • contribs) 01:48, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Cell phones are "western"?, rubbish, most of them are from the East, Japan etc, keep your western bias to yourself please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.193.39.193 (talk) 01:53, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Broken Link

The link to Hatta takes me to the wrong place - not the town of Hatta, as it should.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Commking (talk • contribs) 04:47, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

yes it does it takes you to the right place [...] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.195.51.65 (talk • contribs) 15:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Imam as the "Descendant of the Prophet"

Ibadi Imams don't claim to have been descended from the prophet. This, on a basic philisophic level, is what distinguished them from the Sunni orthodoxy as well as the Shi'ites. The Kharijites, when they split from the rest of Islam, generally held the belief that the Islamic leader should not necessarily be a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, but instead someone who simply fills the role best. Ibadi Imams, in theory, shouldn't be heriditary, but "elected" (or at least approved) by the society's religious leaders from amongst themselves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.40.57.184 (talk • contribs) 06:42, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Innacuracies

1) A Khalif is in no way similar to an imam. An imam is simply any one who leads the prayer. Although the shi'a definition differs slightly, the imam is still very unlike the Khalif.

2) Wilaya means state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.164.245 (talk • contribs) 05:48, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

No, i think "Dawlat" means "state". ie. "Dawlat al-Kuwait" or State of Kuwait. I don't actually know Arabic, so I could be mistaken. Le Anh-Huy 06:41, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
"Dawlat" means state. "Wilayat" means district. "Muhafazat" means prefecture. (I do speak Arabic). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.83.46.118 (talk) 23:49, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Changed from Wilayat musandam to governorate of Musandam Bharatveer 08:39, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
I have changed the words "fairly strict" in comparison with Sunni & shia forms to "fairly liberal" .Bharatveer 03:42, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed 'colonized' from info box.Bharatveer 04:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Repository of images

Greetings,

I have made an Asian repository of images, similar to the one that exists for Europe. Please complete the part pertaining to this country as you see fit, preferably similar to those of France, Britain et al:

Wikipedia:List of images/Places/Asia

Thanx.--Zereshk 14:56, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sovereignty status: date of independence?

I fixed the sovereignty section in the infobox and used CIA World Factbook data. However, I wonder if this is the most appropriate date, as Oman was under heavy British influence until quite recently; the History of Oman article says "full independence" was only achieved in 1951, and in fact Oman remained a protectorate of the UK until two decades later. So, does anyone think the 1650 date (expulsion of the Portuguese) should be changed to 1951? Nach0king 17:56, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it should be changed to 1970, when the British protectorate ended. john k 22:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I also think it should be changed. Ricardo Monteiro 17:17, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

arguably the protectorate did not end in 1970, since Qaboos' coup was orchestrated with the help of British authorities. 157.150.192.237 (talk) 15:21, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed WikiProject

In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on Western Asia at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Western Asia whose scope would include Oman. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Many Balouch living in Oman

I think there are many Balouch living in Oman and that refrence should be Given too in article.

I'm from Oman and although we have many Balouch here they moved to Oman hundreds of years ago. Now they are just like other native Omanies and one will not be able to identify them unless they state their tribe name, which is Al-Balouchi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.122.94 (talk) 12:06, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Khalidkhoso 05:11, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, many Balochi live in Oman. I am not sure how many, and neither is the CIA World Factbook, which simply says the ethnic makeup is "Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African." (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mu.html) Nklkr.

[edit] Subdivisions

The subdivision map would appear to be missing Al Buraymi. Please add it. Thank you. Nklkr.

[edit] Oil Refinery in Sohar

Work is continuing on the RO503.876 million (US$1,300 million) oil refinery project in Sohar, which is due to go into operation in 2006 with a 116,400 bpd refining capacity

Have there been any further developments on this Oil Refinery, as this is obviously out of date? Obeattie 12:06, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Health

The WHO listed Oman as #1 of almost 200 countries for level of health. Can anyone explain this? Alex 204.101.241.2 10:10, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map image wrong

The map image Image:LocationOman.png is wrong. It does not show the Musandam and Madha exclaves. [1] 86.56.40.172 (talk) 10:56, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Muscat Latitude Longitude

data in this page and Muscat page are different. Can someone sync this? Thanks.GDibyendu (talk) 18:36, 31 March 2008 (UTC)