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Surprising facts about the beautiful kingdom of Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Archeology
Archaeologists unearth 'thousand year game' in Oman
Archaeologists working in the Qumayrah Valley in Oman have unearthed a rare artifact: a 4,000-year-old boardgame. The game table set has engravings arranged in a grid sh…
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The longest reigning kings in the world
The King of Thailand has been ruling the country for 70 years, followed by five heads of the world's longest-standing royal families according to AFP.
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The lake covered the desert 650,000km2 after a tropical storm
Rub 'al-Khali, the world's largest unbroken sandy desert on the Arabian Peninsula, turned into an oasis with countless lakes after a tropical storm hit Mekunu last month.
1001 mystery
Explain the phenomenon of sand singing
For centuries, the phenomenon of some desert regions in the world emits a strange sound that sounds like music that has fascinated tourists and adventurers.
Oceanography
Detecting a dead water area thousands of kilometers wide in the Arabian Sea
The newly discovered waters are about the same size as the Mekong Delta, located under the Arabian Gulf.
Oceanography
Oman fishermen find 80kg ambergris priced at $ 3 million
Three Omani fishermen discovered the vomit of sperm whale, also known as ambergris, weighing 80kg, worth up to three million USD.
Archeology
The ancient rock formations in Oman reveal why life recovered slowly on Earth
In the past 252 million years, the Permian-Triassic extinction event has swept up 96% of marine life and more than 70% of terrestrial vertebrates, making about 83% of th…
Space science
Find the desert meteorite of Oman
One of the 3 seedless meteors (*) was discovered during the search for cooperation between Oman and Switzerland.
Biology
Tree forest live by fog
Plants in a rare forest in the desert region of Oman have supplied themselves with seasonal fog, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists revealed. The pheno…
Environment
Use leaves for scrub to clean medical waste
Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (Kingdom of Oman) proposed the production of dates (the palm tree species) not to throw away leaves but to treat wastewater, espe…
Environment
Typhoon Gonu made at least 75 people dead and missing in Oman and Iran
CNN / AP news update 9am on 9am reported that at least 35 people died and 30 people were missing when Typhoon Gonu hit the Gulf. After the storm, heavy rains flooded man…
Environment
Australia: Big storm continues to rage, 9 people are killed
On June 10, the storm continued to rage on the east coast of Australia, urging rescue workers to urgently call thousands of evacuees. So far 9 people have died.
Environment
Gonu's eyes were terrible
Typhoon Gonu is raging in the ocean of the Indian Ocean, preparing to attack the mainland. The TSR network (UK) issued a reddish warning for Oman, Sur, Al Ashkhirah (fro…
Scientific works
The world's largest botanical garden on Oman desert
This is the design of Arup, Grimshaw and Haley Sharpe firms on a 1,037 acre estate. The garden has rich natural flora and also the most unique species of this country.