General Info | Crafts of Oman | Currency | Education | Environment | Government | History/Demography
Images | Languages | Music | Navigation/ Maritime History of Oman | News | Omanization | Religion
Travelling to Oman | TV/Radio online | U.S.-Oman Relations | Women
Links Related to 2006 Summer Institute on Oman and the Gulf

General Info

• Map
• Interactive map
• Wikipedia
• Country Studies via Library of Congress
• International Monetary Fund country profile
• World Health Organization country profile
• Middle East Institute country profile

Crafts of Oman

• Omani Pottery
• Public Authority for Craft Industries

Currency

• Central Bank of Oman
• Omani Rial
• Pictures of Omani Currency

Education

• Sultan Qaboos University
• Ministry of Higher Education [Arabic]

Environment

• Oman Botanic Garden
  
• Wildlife and geography
• Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources
• Ministry for Environment and Climate Affairs
• Oman Radio and TV

Government

• Ministry of Information [English]
• Ministry of Manpower [Arabic]
• Postal Service
• Omani Foreign Policy
• Middle East Journal article "Democratic Development in Oman"
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Manpower
• Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Ministry of Higher Education
• Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources
• Ministry of Tourism
• Ministry of Sports Affairs
• Ministry of Social Development
• Ministry of Legal Affairs
• Majlis A-Shura
• Oman Telecommunications Company
• Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology
• Knowledge Oasis Muscat
• Oman Charitable Organization
• Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• State Audit Institution
• The Oman Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development
• Oman Art Society
• Oman International Bank

History/Demography

• Historical Association of Oman
• General history of Oman
• Middle East Journal article "Oman’s Diverse Society: Southern Oman"
• Middle East Journal article "Oman’s Diverse Society: Northern Oman"

Images

• Various Photos
• Pictures of the Shabab Oman

Languages

• Ethnologue.com

Music

• Educational Site about Arabic Music

Navigation/ Maritime History of Oman

• Jewel of Muscat - Rebuilding a 9th century dhow
• Shabab Oman
• Omanet page on the Shabab Oman
• Oman Shipping

News

• Oman Radio
• Middle East North African Financial Network News, “Report: Oman to Witness Strong Economic Growth this Year”
• Oman Observer [English]
• Oman Daily [Arabic]
• Times of Oman

Omanization

• Journal of Comparative International Management “Omanization:
  A Three Tier Strategic Framework for Human Resource Management and Training in the Sultanate of Oman”

Religion

• Ibadi Islam
• Ibadi Islam
• Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
• General Educational Site about Muslim Heritage

Traveling to Oman

• Oman Tourism Office
• Destination Oman
• Lonely Planet
• Center for Disease Control health information for traveling to Oman
• US Department of State tips for travelers to the Middle East and North Africa
• US Department of State international travel

TV/Radio online

• Oman TV
• Lyngsat is a listing of all Omani television and radio satellite frequencies.

U.S.-Oman Relations

• U.S. Department of State
• Country Studies
• US Embassy in Oman

Women

• Traditional Women’s Dress
• Omani Women’s Association
• Women in Government

Links Related to 2006 Summer Institute on Oman and the Gulf

• National Council on US-Arab Relations (John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO)
  
• American University Center for Global Peace (Edmund Ghareeb, Mustafa Barzani Scholar
  for Global Kurdish Studies)
• Hood College, Maryland (Linda Pappas Funsch, Professor of History and Political Science)
• Oman Mobile (Amer al-Rawas, Managing Director)
• Aramco Services Company (David Bosch, President, Washington, DC Office)