![]() ![]() In the 20th century, the sultanate came under the influence of the United Kingdom. At its peak in the 19th century, Omani influence and control extended across the Strait of Hormuz to Iran and Pakistan, and as far south as Zanzibar. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.įrom the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was an empire, vying with the Portuguese and British Empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. Oman has a population of 5,492,196 and is ranked the 120th most populous country. ![]() ![]() It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Oman ( / oʊ ˈ m ɑː n/ ⓘ oh- MAHN Arabic: عُمَان, ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلْطنةُ عُمان Salṭanat(u) ʻUmān), is a country located in West Asia. ![]()
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