The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Nizwa Fort, desert with dunes and Bedouin camps, the Al Hajar Mountains and the "Arabian Grand Canyon", forts and old markets, turtles, oases, fjords and dolphins, green hills and frankincense plantations.
01.01 New Year
June 18.11, National Day
July 23.07, Renaissance Day
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
999 police
998, fire department
999, emergency medical care
– Кабус ибн Саид, султан
– Хайсам ибн Тарик, султан
– Ахмед аль-Харти, автогонщик
- drinking alcohol in public places
– фотографирование дворцов и резиденций
– вывоз жемчуга без лицензии
- visiting mosques wearing shoes
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– Мужчины и женщины здороваются только если женщина сама протянет руку
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– Guests are always offered tea or coffee.
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– шутка / В Омане пустыня встречается с океаном! / fi oman al-sahra taltaqi bil-bahr
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (dates, coffee with cardamom)
– Nature and deserts
– Traditions of hospitality
– History and culture
– Мореплавание и торговля
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
- Personal life of locals
– visit mosques
– hiking in the mountains
– swim in the Indian Ocean
– stroll through the bazaars
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Nizwa Fort, desert with dunes and Bedouin camps, the Al Hajar Mountains and the "Arabian Grand Canyon", forts and old markets, turtles, oases, fjords and dolphins, green hills and frankincense plantations.
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01.01 New Year
June 18.11, National Day
July 23.07, Renaissance Day
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
999 police
998, fire department
999, emergency medical care
– Кабус ибн Саид, султан
– Хайсам ибн Тарик, султан
– Ахмед аль-Харти, автогонщик
- drinking alcohol in public places
– фотографирование дворцов и резиденций
– вывоз жемчуга без лицензии
- visiting mosques wearing shoes
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– Мужчины и женщины здороваются только если женщина сама протянет руку
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– Guests are always offered tea or coffee.
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– шутка / В Омане пустыня встречается с океаном! / fi oman al-sahra taltaqi bil-bahr
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (dates, coffee with cardamom)
– Nature and deserts
– Traditions of hospitality
– History and culture
– Мореплавание и торговля
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
- Personal life of locals
– visit mosques
– hiking in the mountains
– swim in the Indian Ocean
– stroll through the bazaars