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== | ==General History== | ||
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Its official religion is Islam. | Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Its official religion is Islam. | ||
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1737 - The Persians invaded Oman but they were driven out in 1749 when the Al Said dynasty came to power. It continues to rule Oman to this day<br> | 1737 - The Persians invaded Oman but they were driven out in 1749 when the Al Said dynasty came to power. It continues to rule Oman to this day<br> | ||
1970 - Slavery, once a cornerstone of the country's trade and development, was outlawed <br> | 1970 - Slavery, once a cornerstone of the country's trade and development, was outlawed <br> | ||
==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*''Muqaddimat tārīkh al-ʻArab al-ḥadīth 1500-1918'' by Gharāybah, ʻAbd al-Karīm Maḥmūd. Dimashq:Maṭbaʻat Jāmiʻat Dimashq, 1960. '''''Online at:''''' [https://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/book/nyu_aco001050 New York University]; Modern history of the Arabs, with focus on Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. | |||
**.مقدمة تاريخ العرب 1500-1918 الحديث .عبد الكريم محمود الغرايبة دمشق:مطبعة جامعة دمشق ,1960 | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Oman]][[Category:Histories]] | [[Category:Oman]][[Category:Histories]] | ||
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