Figure 1.--This Omani boy wears a traditional long-flowing robe. I'm not sure what the name for this garment is.
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Figure 1.--This Omani boy wears a traditional long-flowing robe. I'm not sure what the name for this garment is. |
Oman is located along the southeast Aabian Peninsula and occupies a narrow coastal plain along the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Hills and a plateau are found inland. Portugal controlled the coast in the 16-17th centuries (1508-1659). Ahmed ibn Said in Yemen foujded the current royal line. Oman was the ,most powerful Arab state on the Arabian Peninsula in the early 19th centuries and controlled the wealthy trading state of Zanzibar off East Africa as well as coastal areas of Persia (Iran) and Baluchistan (Pakistan). Oman ceeded its last overseas possession, Gwadar, to Pakistan (1958). Traditional Arab style clothing are widely worn in Oman.
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