Oman — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Oman: capital Muscat, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Oman is in Asia. Its capital is Muscat.

Climate

Hot and arid in the interior; humid along the coast; monsoon season in the south (Dhofar)

Central desert plain with rugged mountains in the north and south; coastal lowlands

Oman has the world's largest frankincense market.

Oman's Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque houses the world's second-largest hand-woven carpet.

Oman was the first Arab country in the Persian Gulf to have a non-oil-based economy as a primary goal.

3000 BC: Magan civilization trades copper with Mesopotamia

751: Ibadi Imamate established in Oman

1507: Portuguese capture Muscat and coastal areas

1650: Omanis expel the Portuguese and build a maritime empire

1970: Sultan Qaboos begins modernization after seizing power

2020: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq takes the throne