r/geography Geography Enthusiast 14d ago

Oman - a country rarely spoken about. What's happening there? Discussion

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Oman is located in a area we heat about a lot for an array of reasons - there are many famous and newsworthy spots close by from dubai to Doha to Iran and Yemen...... what goes on in Oman? Let us know how life is here and any relevant info on its current state....

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u/Xxuwumaster69xX 14d ago

It's massive because it's off by over 300 miles. https://www.distancecalculator.net/from-sanaa-to-muscat

The actual distance between the two cities is under 1100 mi.

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u/gattomeow 14d ago

I was referring to the driving distance rather than as the crow flies

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u/Xxuwumaster69xX 14d ago

And that's misleading, especially since the distance from Rotterdam to Gibraltar is roughly 100mi over the distance from Musqat to Sanaa. You're more illustrating how much less straight the roads are than the actual distance.