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Oman–Saudi Arabia Border
The Oman–Saudi Arabia border is 658 km (409 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with the United Arab Emirates in the north to the tripoint with Yemen in the south-west. Description The border starts in the north at the tripoint with the UAE; it consists of three straight lines: the first orientated NW-SE (91 km; 57 mi), the second NE-SW (233 km; 145 mi), and the third NE-SW (334 km; 207 mi), terminating at the Yemeni tripoint. The border lies entirely within the barren Rub' al Khali desert, or 'empty quarter' of Arabia. The Umm al Samim quicksand area also lies on the border, at the first ‘bend’ in the north. History Historically there was no clearly defined boundary in this part of the Arabian peninsula; at the start of the 20th century the Ottoman Empire controlled the western coast and Britain the east and south (ruled indirectly via the Sultan of Oman and local sheikhs and emirs), with the interior consisting of loosely organised Arab groupings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline faces the Arabian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The exclaves of Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, while Musandam’s coastal boundaries are formed by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. The capital and largest city is Muscat. With a population of approximately 5.46 million and an area of 309,500 km2 (119,500 sq mi), Oman is the Countries with highest population, 123rd most-populous country. From the 18th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, competing with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
