OUTPOST EXPATRIATE INFORMATION CENTRE



OMAN



Local Information Sources:
MINCO - Muscat Information Network Centre
Expatriate information network centre in Muscat serving Oman PDO/Shell employees and families posted to Oman.
Contact MINCO for further information by:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +968 677197
Fax: +968 675964
Office hours: (Note that the weekend in Oman falls on Thursday and Friday).
Saturday,Sunday,Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 - 11:00am
   
Historical Society of Oman  
Contact : Vice President  
Address : PO Box 3941 Ruwi, Post Code 112  
   
American Women's Group
Contact : President  
Address : PO Box 393, Post Code 115, Muscat  
   
Oman Equestrian Federation
Address : SEB,Seeb
PO Box 2485, Postal Code 111, Seeb
 
 
   
Other clubs in Oman:
These include: International Women's Register, Omani Women's Association, Women's Guild, Caledonian Society, Indian Club Muscat, Horticultural Association, Ras al Hamra Astronomical Society, Oman Automobile Association. For details contact MINCO
Please let us know of other clubs suitable for mention here, e.g. in Muscat, Damascus or Abu Dhabi.
 
Books:
 
Discovering Oman and Oman Today (monthly magazine)
from Apex Publishing.
 
Off-Road in Oman
by Heiner Klein and Rebecca Brickson
 
Adventure Oman, (magazine) E-Mail: [email protected]
 
 
Websites:
 
     
ArabNet - Oman   Sections on Oman history, geography, culture, transport and tour guide, from ArabNet.
http://www.arab.net/oman/oman_contents.html
     
CIA FactBook - Oman   Straightforward information from the CIA FactBook - summaries of geography, people, government, economy, communications, etc.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/mu.html
     
Landscapes of Oman   Oman landscape in pictures.
http://du.edu/~aalhaabs/galary.html
     
Oman Scuba Diving Directory   For scuba enthusiasts, or those who want to take up a new activity.
http://www.3routes.com/scuba/me/oman/index.html
     
Oman Studies Centre   Collection of WWW information on Oman, covering its history, geography, culture, economy, arts, law, language and natural history.
http://www.oman.org
     
Washington Post: Oman   Recent stories on Oman from the Washington Post
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm
/worldref/country/oman.htm