{"id":17321,"date":"2020-05-04T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17321"},"modified":"2020-05-14T22:15:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:15:41","slug":"sdasdvad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/sdasdvad\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman \u0639\u064f\u0645\u0627\u0646: through my eyes (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As an Arab, <strong>Oman \u0639\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> was not a country that I knew or heard much about as is the case with the rest of the Gulf countries. It wasn\u2019t until 2013 when I had the chance to go there when I was invited by a family member who used to live there temporarily. In this post (made of two parts), \u00a0I\u2019m excited to share with you <strong>my amazing experience\u00a0 \u062a\u062c\u0631\u0628\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 there and <strong>the impressions \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0628\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a<\/strong> I had of it and its people. Below, I will briefly tell you about my own perceptions in general, <em>society<\/em>, <em>climate<\/em>, <em>landscape <\/em>and<em> landmarks<\/em> I visited and <em>tours <\/em>I\u2019ve been on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17337\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/uhaRUwucodQ\" aria-label=\"Oman 350x234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17337\" class=\"wp-image-17337\"  alt=\"Omani men sitting\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-350x234.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Anna K on Unsplash.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m mainly going to talk about my experience of the capital of Oman &#8211; Muscat &#8211; where I spent most of my time while visiting Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Oman is an Arabic country, part of <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Arabian Peninsula \u0634\u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong> where the rest of the gulf countries are. It\u2019s <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>sultanate \u0633\u0644\u0637\u0646\u0629<\/strong> , which is not different from the term <strong>kingdom \u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>Below is a <strong>photo<\/strong> of <em>the <\/em><strong>Omani Rial<\/strong><strong> \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/strong> which is <strong>the currency \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/strong> used in Oman. I remember paying only 1 Rial on about an 8-minute taxi journey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17345\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17345\" class=\" wp-image-17345\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"Omani Rial\" width=\"403\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/20200219_224051-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Hanan (Blogger)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><u>People \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0639<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oman has a very small population and most people live in <strong>the capital city \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0645\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0. From what I noticed, Omanis come across as <strong>connected<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0637\u064a\u0646<\/strong> , very relaxed and <strong>quiet \u0647\u0627\u062f\u0626\u064a\u0646<\/strong> \u00a0people. This actually was one of the main reasons that made my visit to Oman very special! I really like how chilled people were and this was quite evident in the way they speak. Interestingly, during my two-week stay in Muscat, I only heard <strong>a car horn \u0628\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0being used once!! They\u2019re also very <strong>kind \u0637\u064a\u0628\u064a\u0646<\/strong> and <strong>modest<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0646<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>Another thing that caught my attention about Omani is the high level of <strong>safety \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/strong> and <strong>security \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0646<\/strong> there. It\u2019s normal to see families walk in parks and beaches by 11pm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><u>Climate\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0642\u0633<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Weather in Oman is <strong>very hot \u062d\u0627\u0631 \u062c\u062f\u064b\u0627<\/strong> country and<strong> subtropical<\/strong><strong> \u0634\u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0626\u064a<\/strong>. Because <strong>situated along \u062a\u0642\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649<\/strong> <strong>the cost \u0633\u0627\u062d\u0644<\/strong><em> and <\/em><strong>surrounded<\/strong> <strong>by \u0645\u064f\u062d\u0627\u0637\u0629 \u0628\u0640<\/strong> the <strong>Gulf of Oman \u062e\u0644\u064a\u062c \u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/strong> in <strong>the Arabian sea \u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628<\/strong>, <strong>humidity \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0637\u0648\u0628\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0is also a main characteristic of the weather there. I was quite lucky to visit in the autumn (end of October) as the weather was <strong>very warm \u062f\u0627\u0641\u0626 \u062c\u062f\u064b\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 but not hot. It even started to rain by the time I left &#8211; early November.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><u>Landscape \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0638\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0639\u0629 <\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because it\u2019s located along the coast, water\/sea is a prominent feature of omani landscape, combined with <strong>mountains \u062c\u0628\u0627\u0644<\/strong> ! Oman is a <strong>mountainous country \u0628\u0644\u0627\u062f \u062c\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0and when driving in some roads in Muscat e.g., you can clearly see the mountains on both sides as if the road is literally carved out of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Because of its mountainous nature, you can see many <strong>castles \u0642\u0644\u0627\u0639 and forts \u062d\u0635\u0648\u0646<\/strong> \u00a0around as they were built as defence mechanism in war times in the old times.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17346\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/djbNvbBCVo8\" aria-label=\"Mostafa Meraji DjbNvbBCVo8 Unsplash 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17346\" class=\"wp-image-17346 \"  alt=\"Landscape of Oman\" width=\"421\" height=\"280\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/04\/mostafa-meraji-djbNvbBCVo8-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by mostafa meraji on Unsplash.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Watch this space for more about Oman \ud83d\ude09 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>In the next part of this post, I will be talking about some of the iconic places and landmarks I visited to as well as the tours I went on!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Omani men sitting\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/oman-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>As an Arab, Oman \u0639\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646 was not a country that I knew or heard much about as is the case with the rest of the Gulf countries. It wasn\u2019t until 2013 when I had the chance to go there when I was invited by a family member who used to live there temporarily. 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