CLIMATE

Oman has different weather conditions from region to region. Generally temperatures are less tropical in the Northern areas during winter. The country is very hot and humid in the summer especially on the coastal plains where temperatures hit up to 44°C with average humidity of up to 85 per cent. Light monsoon rains fall between June to Sept. Nov to Mar is a pleasant period. Wide temperature variations occur in the mountainous areas with occasional snow in the winter on high ground. Oman is subject to cyclones at times, especially in the Southern region.
 

NEWS LINKS

DRIVING LICENSE

Oman has an excellent system of main roads and driving conditions are very good. However, drivers travelling to the interior should take special care due to rough terrain. During the rainy season, special care should be taken due to the possibility of flooding.

LICENCES

Private Hire:

Any driving licence is valid up to a period of 7 days thereafter an Omani licence must be obtained. Check details with your hire company.
 

EMBASSIES IN OMAN

Algeria, Embassy of the Democratic People’s

Republic of

P.O. Box 216 PC 115

Tel: 2460 5593 Fax: 246 944 19
 

Netherlands, Royal Embassy of

P.O. Box 3302 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2460 3706 Fax: 2460 3778

Austria, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 2070 PC 112, Ruwi

Tel: 2479 3135 Fax: 2479 3669

New Zealand, Consulate of

P.O. Box 520 PC 113

Tel: 2479 4932 Fax: 2470 6443
 

Bahrain, Embassy of the Kingdom of

P.O. Box 66 PC 115 Madinat Qabous

Tel: 2460 5074 Fax: 2460 5072

Norway, Royal Consulate General of

P.O. Box 89 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2470 3289

Fax: 2479 3892

e-mail: tbanwar@omantel.net.om
 

Bangladesh, Embassy of the People’s Republic of

P.O. Box 3959 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2456 7379 Fax: 2456 7502
 

Pakistan, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of

P.O. Box 1302 PC 112

Tel: 2460 1125/343 Fax: 2469 7462

Belgium, Consulate of the Kingdom of

P.O. Box 808 PC 113

Tel: 2456 2033 Fax: 2456 4905
 

Palestine, Embassy of the State of

P.O. Box 187 PC 134

Tel: 2469 7230 Fax: 2469 7257

Brazil, Embassy of the Federal Republic of

P.O. Box 169 PC 113

Tel: 2479 3741 Fax: 2479 6158
 

Philippines, Embassy of the Republic of the

P.O. Box 420 PC 115 Madinat Qaboos

Tel: 2460 5140

Fax: 2460 5176
 

Brunei, Darussalam Embassy of   

P.O. Box 91 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2460 4253 Fax: 246 059 10
 

Portugal, Consulate of

P.O. Box 1812 PC 112

Tel: 2456 1400 Fax: 2456 2377

Canada, Consulate of,

P.O. Box 1275 PC 114 Muttrah

Tel: 2479 1738 Fax: 2470 9091
 

Qatar, Embassy of the State of

P.O. Box 802 PC 113 Muscat

Tel: 2469 1152 Fax: 2469 1156

e-mail: sad707@omantel.net.om
 

Chile, Consulate of the Republic of

P.O. Box 222 PC 113

Tel: 2456 1417 Fax: 2456 2469

e-mail: alsabiq@omantel.net.om
 

Russian Federation, Embassy of the

P.O. Box 80 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2460 2894 Fax: 2460 4189

China, Embassy of the People’s Republic of

P.O. Box 315 PC 112

Tel: 2460 2322 Fax: 2460 2322

Rwanda, Honorary Consulate of

P.O. Box 393 PC 112

Tel: 2449 6114 Fax 2449 6114

e-mail: asmarsh@omantel.net.om
 

Colombia, Consulate of the Republic of

P.O. Box 2118 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2481 6960 Fax: 2481 7149
 

Saudi Arabia, Royal Embassy of

P.O. Box 1411 PC 112

Tel: 2460 1744

Fax: 2460 3540
 

Cyprus, Consulate of the Republic of

P.O. Box 603 PC 113

Tel: 2456 7103 Fax: 2456 7208
 

Somalia, Embassy of the Democratic Republic of

P.O. Box 1767 PC 112

Tel: 2456 4412 Fax: 2456 4965

Denmark, Royal Consulate of

P.O. Box 1040 PC 112

Tel: 2470 3289 Fax: 2479 3892
 

Spain, Embassy of

P.O. Box 3492 Ruwi 112

Tel: 2469 1101 Fax: 2469 8969

e-mail: emb.mascate@mae.es
 

Egypt, Embassy of the Arab Republic of

P.O. Box 2252 PC 112

Tel: 2460 0411 Fax: 2460 3626
 

Sri Lanka, Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of

P.O. Box 95 PC 115 Madinat Qaboos

Tel: 2469 7841 Fax: 2469 7336
 

Finland, Consulate of the Republic of

P.O. Box 84 PC 113 Muscat

Tel: 2470 1454 Fax: 2470 3826
 

Sudan, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 3971 PC 112

Tel: 2469 7875 Fax: 2469 9065

France, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 208 PC 115 Madinat Qaboos

Tel: 2468 1800 Fax: 2468 1843
 

Sweden, Consulate of the Kingdom of

P.O. Box 1 PC 112

Tel: 2470 8693 Fax: 2479 4283

Germany, Embassy of the Federal Republic of

P.O. Box 128 PC 112

Tel: 2483 2482 Fax: 2483 5690
 

Switzerland, Consulate General of

P.O. Box 385 PC 118

Tel: 2456 8202 Fax: 2456 8206

e-mail: consulch@omantel.net.om
 

India, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 1727 PC 112 Ruwi

Tel: 2481 4120

Fax: 2481 7503

e-mail: indiamct@omantel.net.om
 

Syria, Embassy of the Arab Republic of

P.O. Box 85 Madinat Qaboos 115

Tel: 2469 7904 Fax: 2460 3895

Iran, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of

P.O. Box 3155 PC 112

Tel: 2469 6944 Fax: 2469 6888
 

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office

P.O. Box 1536 PC 112

Tel: 2460 5695 Fax: 2460 5402

Ireland, Embassy of

P.O. Box 424 PC 113

Tel: 2470 1282 Fax: 2470 1278
 

Tanzania, Consulate of

P.O. Box 489 PC 112

Tel: 2448 9065 Fax: 2448 9970

Italy, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 3727 PC 112

Tel: 2469 3727 Fax: 2469 5161
 

Thailand, Royal Embassy of

P.O. Box 60 PC 115

Tel: 2460 2684Fax: 2469 2381

Japan, Embassy of

P.O. Box 3511 PC 112

Tel: 2460 1028 Fax: 2469 8720
 

Tunisia, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 220 Medinat Qaboos 115

Tel: 2460 3486 Fax: 2469 7778

Jordan, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of

P.O. Box 70 PC 130

Tel: 2469 2760 Fax: 2469 2762
 

Turkey, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 47 PC 115

Tel: 2469 7050 Fax: 2469 7053

Korea, Embassy of the Republic of

P.O. Box 377 PC 113 Madinat Qaboos

Tel: 2469 1490 Fax: 2469 1495
 

United Arab Emirates, Embassy of

P.O. Box 551 PC 111

Tel: 2460 0302 Fax: 2460 2584

Kuwait, Embassy of the State of

P.O. Box 1798 PC 112

Tel: 2469 9626 Fax: 2460 0972

United Kingdom, Embassy and Trade & Investment of, P.O. Box 185 PC 116

Tel: 2460 9000 / 2460 9002 Fax: 2460 9010 / 2460 9012

e-mail: enquiries.muscat@fco.gov.uk
 

Lebanon, Consulate of the Republic of

P.O. Box 67 PC 118

Tel: 2469 5844 Fax: 2469 5633
 

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

P.O. Box 3787 PC 112

Tel: 2460 2624 Fax: 2469 8429

Malaysia, Embassy of

P.O. Box 3939 PC 112

Tel: 2469 8329 Fax: 2460 5031
 

United States of America, Embassy of the

P.O. Box 202 Muscat 115

Tel: 2469 8989 Fax: 2460 1473

Mexico, Consulate of

P.O. Box 415 PC 113

Tel: 2456 1977 Fax: 2456 2469

World Health Organisation, Office of

P.O. Box 1889 PC 112

Tel: 24600 989 Fax: 2460 2637

Morocco, Embassy of the Kingdom of

P.O. Box 3125 PC 112

Tel: 2469 6153 Fax: 2460 1114
 

Yemen Republic, Embassy of the

P.O. Box 105 PC 115

Tel: 2460 0815 Fax: 2460 5008

Mozambique, Honorary Consulate of Republic of

P.O. Box 138 PC 111 Seeb

Tel: 2459 4207 Fax: 2459 0542
 

IMMIGRATION & HEALTH

IMMIGRATION

All visitors to the Sultanate must hold a valid passport without any endorsement or restrictions.

Visas

GCC citizens do not require visas. All other nationalities require either a valid visa or an NOC, which can be obtained from a local Omani sponsor.

All travellers, except GCC nationals, entering by road from the UAE must hold written clearance from the Department of Immigration.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

A valid certificate for yellow fever is required if arriving from an endemic area. Precautions against malaria are advised during the rainy season from Nov-Mar. This is especially valid in the Southern region of Oman.

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AUTHORITIES

Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE)

P.O. Box 959 Sur 411

Tel: 2554 4869 Fax: 2554 4865

e-mail:surindustrialestate@peie.com

website: www.peie.com
 

Rusayl Industrial Estate

P.O. Box 200 Rusayl PC 124

Sohar Industrial Estate

P.O. Box 1  Sohar PC 327

Tel: 2675 1282/72, Fax: 2675 1307
 

Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC

P.O. Box 366  PC 325 Mina Al Fahal

Tel: 2685 2700, Fax: 2685 2701
 

Raysut Industrial Estate

P.O. Box 2317 Salalah PC 211

Tel: 2321 9222, Fax: 2321 9221

e-mail: raysut@peie.com
 

Nizwa Industrial Estate

P.O. Box 998 Nizwa PC 611

Tel: 2544 9089, Fax: 2544 9119
 

Buraimi Industrial Estate

P.O. Box 525 Al Buraimi PC 512

Tel: 2565 5477, Fax: 2565 2033

MAJOR HOSPITALS

 

MAJOR HOTELS

This section of the directory gives details of the major hotels in the GCC states. Details include, address, room rates (not including service & tax charges) etc. Room rates are subject to fluctuation. All major credit cards are generally accepted (also see White Pages - Hotels listings).

Al Bustan Palace Hotel P.O. Box 1998, Muttrah 114 Phone 2479 9666, Fax 2479 9600 e-mail: albustan@interconti.com   website: www.albustanpalace.com Location - Alwadi Al-Kabin SwB, DwB RO113/- to RO139/- Suites RO150/- to RO800/-   Al Falaj Hotel (Muscat) P.O. Box 2031 Ruwi 112, Phone 2470 2311 Fax 2479 5853 e-mail: sales@omanhotels.com   website:www.omanhotels.com Location - Saif Bin Sultan St., SwB RO40/- DwB RO50/- Suite RO65/-   Crowne Plaza Muscat P.O. Box 1455, Ruwi 112 Phone 2456 0100 Fax 2456 0650 e-mail: cpmuscat@cpmuscat.com website: www.crowneplaza.com Location - Qurum Heights SwB, DwB, Suite RO50/- to RO80/-   Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah P.O. Box 870, Salalah 211, Phone 2323 5333 Fax 2323 5137 e-mail: hinnsll@omantel.net.om website: www.crowneplaza.com Location - Dhahriz - on the beach From RO 60   Golden Tuilp Seeb P.O. Box 69 PC 111, Phone 2451 0300 Fax 2451 0055, e-mail: admin@goldentulipseeb.com  website: www.goldentuilpsee.com Location - Seeb Airport Road SwB RO30/- DwB RO40/-   Grand Hyatt Muscat P.O. Box 951 PC 133 Phone 2464 1234 Fax 2460 5282 e-mail:hyattmct@omantel.net.om website: www.muscat.hyatt.com Location - Shati Al Qurum SwB RO78/- to RO92/- DwB RO88/- to RO102/-Suite RO128/-   Hotel Golden Oasis P.O. Box 353 PC 117, Al Wadi Al Kabir Phone 2481 1655, 2481 4060 Fax 2481 4065 e-mail: hotgoldn@omantel.net.om website:www.hotelgoasis.com Location - On the way to Al Bustan road, near Indian school SwB, DwB RO14/- to RO40/-   Hotel Inter-Continental Muscat P.O. Box 398 PC 114, Muttrah Phone 2468 0000, Fax 2460 0012 e-mail: ihcmctomantel.net.om website: www.interconti.com Location - Shati Al Qurum, 15 mins from the Airport SwB / DwB RO48/-   Novotel Ruwi Hotel P.O. Box 2195 Ruwi 112 Phone 2470 4244  Fax 2470 4248 e-mail: reservationruwi@omanhotels.com website: www.omanhotels.com Location - Next. Gulf Air Office, Opp OC Centre SwB RO20/- DwB RO25/-   Nuzha Hotel Apartments P.O. Box 121 Muscat 115 Phone 2478 9199, Fax 2478 4144 e-mail: safeer@omantel.net.om Location - Madinat Sultan Qaboos   Radisson SAS Hotel, Muscat P.O. Box 939 PC 133, Muscat Phone 2448 7777, Fax 2448 7778 e-mail: reservations.muscat@radissonsas.com website: www.radissonsas.com Location - Al Khuwair SwB RO50/- Business RO65/- Suite RO120/-   Ruwi Hotel (Muscat) P.O. Box 2195 PC 112, Muscat Phone 2470 4244 Fax 2470 4248 e-mail: reservationruwi@omanhotels.com website: www.omanhotels.com Location - Next to Gulf Air Head Office SwB RO20/- DwB RO28/- Suite RO35/-   Safeer Hotels and Tourism P.O. Box 121 PC 115 Phone 2469 1200 Fax 2469 2227 website: www.safeerhotel.net Location - Madinat Sultan Qaboos SwB RO27/- Suites from RO38/- to RO53/-   Sheraton Oman Hotel P.O. Box 3260 Ruwi 112 Phone 2477 2772 Fax 2479 5791 e-mail: reservations.muscat.oman@sheraton.com website: www.sheraton.com/oman Location - Central Business District, Ruwi SwB RO42/- DwB RO51/-   Sheraton Qurum Beach Club P.O. Box 3260 Ruwi 112 Phone 2460 5945 Fax 2460 5968 e-mail: reservations.muscat.oman@sheraton.com Location - Muscat’s premier shopping area Shalbi Al-Qurum SwB RO35/- DwB RO40/-   Sohar Beach Hotel P.O. Box 122, PC 321, Al-Taraiff, Sohar Phone 2684 1111 Fax 2684 3766, e-mail: soharhtl@omantel.net.om website: www.soharbeach.com Location - Al-Sallan Beach Front SwB RO29/- DwB RO35/- Chalet RO50/- Suites RO65/-

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Muslim Holy Observance

Islamic New Year’s Day
The Islamic Lunar calendar is counted from the year of the Hijra, the departure of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBuH) from Makkah to Medina. The current year is 1427.

Ashoora
Day on which Sayyedona Hussein, the Holy Prophet’s (PBuH) grandson was killed. Tenth day of Muharram. Significant day of mourning for Shias. Bahrain closes down all offices.

The Holy Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday
Modest ceremony of remembrance.

Lailat Al Mi’raj
Literally the night journey and ascent; the night when the Prophet ascended to heaven on a Buraq, Muslims learned the fixed ritual of prayers since that night.

Lailat Al Bara’a
Night of repentance; a fortnight before the month of fasting (Ramadhan). Some Muslims begin fasting on this day.
 

UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES

Caledonian College of Engineering

P.O. Box 2322 PC 111Seeb

Tel: 2453 6165,

Fax: 2453 5675

website: www.caledonianoman.org
 

College of Administrative Sciences

P.O. Box 710 PC 112

Tel: 2478 3519 Fax: 2475 1570
 

Dhofar University

P.O. Box 2509 Salalah 211

Tel: 2322 5061, Fax: 2322 5064

e-mail: du@du.edu.om

website: www.du.edu.om
 

Mazoon College for Management &

Applied Sciences

P.O. Box 101 PC 133

Tel: 2460 4222, Fax: 2460 5443

website: www.mazooncollege.edu.om
 

Modern College of Business & Science

P.O. Box 100 PC 133

Tel: 2448 2802 Fax: 2448 2729
 

Muscat College of Management,

Science & Technology

P.O. Box 2910 PC 112

Tel: 2479 8200 Fax: 2479 8990
 

Oman Medical College

P.O. Box 620 PC 130 Azaiba

Tel: 2450 4608, Fax: 2450 4820

website: www.omc.edu.om
 

Sohar University

P.O. Box 44 PC 311

Tel: 2672 0101, Fax: 2672 0102

e-mail: soharuni@omantel.net.om
 

Sultan Qaboos University

P.O. Box 50  PC 123

Tel: 2441 3333, Fax: 2441 3158

website: www.squ.edu.om
 

The Fire & Safety Engineering College

P.O. Box 2511 PC 111 Seeb

Tel: 2452 1077, Fax: 2452 1355

website: www.fsecoman.com