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Oman is currently the only country with a majority Ibadi population. Ibadhism has a reputation for its "moderate conservatism". One distinguishing feature of Ibadism is the choice of ruler by communal consensus and consent. [9] The introduction of Ibadism vested power in the Imam, the leader nominated by the ulema. [10]
Upon the outbreak of World War II, the sultan of Oman declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939. [94] During the war, Oman had a strategic role in the defence of the United Kingdom's trade routes. Oman was never attacked during the war. In 1943, the Royal Air Force established stations on Masirah Island (RAF Masirah) and at Ras al Hadd.
The agriculture in Oman had undergone a massive improvement under Saif bin Sultan. He is known for providing water to the interior lands of Oman, while he encouraged Omani Arabs to move from the interior and settle along the coast by planting date palms in the coastal Al Batinah Region. [7]
The Portuguese first arrived in the country in the early 1500s, and used the now capital of Muscat as a fortified port to protect their trade routes to India. Unhappy with a Portuguese presence that exploited Oman, the Al-Ya'ribi clan agreed a treaty with the British East India Company to allow the British to have rights in their ports, in a rebuke of the Portuguese government.
History of Muscat, Oman (2 C, 10 P) History museums in Oman (7 P) S. Historic sites in Oman (3 C) U. Umayyad governors of Oman (1 P) Pages in category "History of Oman"
The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: سلطنة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: دولة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Dawlat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān) during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab ...
The treaty resulted in a de facto split between Oman and Muscat, wherein the interior part (Oman) was ruled by the Imamate and the coastal part (Muscat) was ruled by the Sultanate. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Iraq Petroleum Company , which signed an oil concession with the Sultan of Muscat in 1937, deduced that oil was very likely to exist in the interior ...
Natural history of Oman (4 C) O. Omani monarchy (8 C, 14 P) P. Philately of Oman (3 P) Political history of Oman (4 C) Pages in category "History of Oman by topic"