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Fun fact 1 about Oman

The Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn in Ad Dhahirah, built in the 3rd millennium BCE and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The name 'Oman' is believed to predate Pliny the Elder's reference to 'Omana'.

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Oman

Population
5.5M
Area
309,500 km²
Capital
Muscat
Continent
Asia
120th most populous country in the world

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. 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.

From the “Etymology” section

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