Oman Holidays

Oman is a fascinating country facing the Arabian Sea on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the south and east, and the Gulf of Oman in the northeast. Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity" and as such boasts evidence of early civilisation and trading routes across its deserts. A vast desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north and southeast coast, where the country's main cities are also located: capital city Muscat, Matrah and Sur in the north, and Salalah in the south. Oman's climate is hot and dry in the interior and more humid along the coast.