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Oman Air (الطيران العماني)

Oman Air (الطيران العماني) is the state-owned flag carrier of Oman, headquartered in Muscat. Founded in 1993, it flies to about 45 destinations from Muscat International Airport and joined the oneworld alliance in 2025.

Oman Botanic Garden

Oman Botanic Garden (حديقة النباتات العُمانية) is a 430-hectare botanic garden near Al Khoudh, Muscat, dedicated solely to Oman's native flora, with two climate-controlled biomes, the world's largest documented Arabian plant collection, completed and handed to Muscat Municipality in December 2025.

Oman Electricity Transmission Company

Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) is the owner and operator of Oman's main electricity transmission network and its system operator, formed in May 2005 under Royal Decree 78/2004.

Oman Main Oil Line

The Oman Main Oil Line (MOL) is the crude oil pipeline network of Oman, carrying oil from Petroleum Development Oman's fields to the Mina al Fahal export terminal.

Oman Mountains

Oman Mountains: the mountain system of southeastern Arabia, chiefly the 650 km Al Hajar arc (Jebel Shams, about 3,000 m) plus the monsoon-fed Dhofar ranges, a WWF freshwater ecoregion with wadis and aflaj.

Oman national football team

Oman national football team (Red Warriors), men's team of the Oman Football Association (founded 1978, FIFA 1978, AFC 1980). Two-time Arabian Gulf Cup champions (2009, 2018); FIFA-ranked 79th in 2026; never qualified for a World Cup.

Oman olympic committee

Oman Olympic Committee (اللجنة الأولمبية سلطنة عمان), Oman's National Olympic Committee, founded 1982 and IOC-recognized 28 May 1982; first Olympics Los Angeles 1984, 57 athletes through Tokyo 2020, no Olympic medal, president Sayyid Azzan bin Qais Al Said.

Oman ophiolite

The Oman ophiolite, also called the Semail ophiolite, is the world's largest exposed slice of oceanic crust and mantle, covering about 20,000 km² in northern Oman and the UAE.

Oman Proper

Oman Proper (al-Dakhiliyyah) is the historical name for Oman's interior around Nizwa, seat of the Ibadi Imamate, distinct from coastal Muscat; the last Imamate (1913–1955) had its capital at Nizwa.

Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal

The Oman Qalhat LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas export terminal at Qalhat, near Sur in Oman, with a capacity of 11.4 million tonnes a year.

Omanago Group

Omanago Group (大真名子山) is a cluster of closely spaced dacitic lava domes in Nikko National Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, built north of Nantai volcano, with a last known eruption around 3050 BCE.

Sep 24, 2026

Omani conquest of the Swahili coast

The Omani conquest of the Swahili coast was the capture of Fort Jesus at Mombasa by Saif ibn Sultan of Oman in 1698, ending Portuguese rule on the East African coast.

Oct 22, 2026

Omani Empire

The Omani Empire was a maritime state centered on Oman and, from the nineteenth century, Zanzibar, reaching from the Persian Gulf to Gwadar in present-day Pakistan.

Oct 22, 2026

Omani literature

Omani literature is the literature of Oman, written mainly in Arabic, spanning pre-Islamic poetry to a modern fiction scene that has grown rapidly since 1970.

Omani rial (ريال عماني)

The Omani rial (ريال عماني) is the currency of Oman, issued by the Central Bank of Oman and pegged at 2.6008 US dollars per rial since 1986.

Omantel

Omantel (Oman Telecommunications Company) is Oman's incumbent telecom operator, listed in Muscat, which in 2025 served 3.7 million subscribers and controlled a 21.91% stake in Kuwait's Zain Group.

Oct 3, 2026

Omar (عمر) (2013 film)

Omar (عمر) is a 2013 Palestinian drama-thriller by Hany Abu-Assad about a West Bank baker pressured to inform after a soldier's killing; Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.

Omar (عمر) (TV series)

Omar (عمر) is a 2012 Arabic historical drama series depicting the life of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab, first aired on MBC1 and Qatar Television during Ramadan 2012.

Sep 27, 2026

Omar A. Williams

Omar A. Williams, also known as Omar Antonio Williams, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Connecticut since 2021, appointed by President Biden.

Omar Abdel-Rahman (عمر عبد الرحمن)

Omar Abdel-Rahman (عمر عبد الرحمن), known as the Blind Sheikh, was an Egyptian Sunni cleric who led al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya and was convicted of seditious conspiracy in 1995.

Omar Abdel-Wahab

Omar Abdel-Wahab is a physician-scientist who chairs the Molecular Pharmacology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and treats leukemia, known for work on RNA splicing mutations and IDH genes in blood cancers.

Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah, JKNC vice president, is Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (sworn in October 16, 2024) and was chief minister 2008–2014; his government faces constraints under the LG and pending statehood restoration.

Omar Abdulrahman

Omar Abdulrahman (عمر عبد الرحمن), born 1991 in Riyadh, Emirati attacking midfielder for Al Ain and the UAE; AFC Asian Player of the Year 2016, 2015 Asian Cup third place, retired November 2025 without playing in Europe.

Omar Ajete

Omar Ajete (Omar Ajete Iglesias), Cuban left-handed pitcher born 1965 in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río; two Olympic baseball golds (1992, 1996) and silver (2000), 179 Serie Nacional wins with Pinar del Río.

Omar al-Bashir

Omar al-Bashir (عمر البشير), Sudan's ruler from the 1989 Islamist-backed coup until his 11 April 2019 ouster by mass protests, was the first sitting head of state indicted by the ICC, on Darfur war crimes and genocide warrants.

Omar al-Bayoumi (عمر البيومي)

Omar al-Bayoumi (عمر البيومي), Saudi civil aviation employee and purported student in San Diego, assisted 9/11 hijackers al-Hazmi and al-Mihdhar after their February 2000 arrival; FBI and 9/11 Commission found no knowing aid, while later declassified evidence and the families' lawsuit keep Saudi-intelligence allegations alive.