a country in the Middle East, east of Saudi Arabia and northeast of Yemen. Population: 2,622,000 (2001). Capital: Muscat. Oman is a sultanate. Its people are Muslims, and its main product is oil. officially Sultanate of Oman formerly Muscat and Oman Country, southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Muscat and Oman Sultanate of Oman Oman Gulf of Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
{i} Sultanate of Oman, state on the far eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula between Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea; Gulf of Oman, bay that is located between Oman and Iran, northwestern arm of the Arabian Sea
a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
Northwestern arm of the Arabian Sea, between the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It is about 230 mi (370 km) wide and 340 mi (545 km) long and connects with the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. It is the only entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean and is important as a shipping route for the oil-producing area around the Persian Gulf
orig. Dhofar Liberation Front Resistance group founded in 1963 by Arab nationalists and religious conservatives to depose Sultan Sad ibn Taymr (r. 1932-70). In 1968 its leadership was taken over by Marxists. In 1970 the sultan was deposed by his son, Qbs ibn Sad, who softened the resistance with a combination of military pressure and economic development
{i} Oman, state on the far eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula between Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea; Gulf of Oman, bay that is located between Oman and Iran, northwestern arm of the Arabian Sea