r/geography • u/Necessary_Wing799 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/etzel1200 14d ago

TFW you’re a mostly stable and successful Arab Muslim country and the world basically forgets you exist because of it.

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u/GrovesNL 14d ago

Muslim

Ibadi is at least a little unique to Oman. I don't know how they differ from Sunni or Shia, but it is something that differentiates them from other Arab Muslim countries.

All I know is they have a different religion colour shade on EUIV haha.

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u/PitotTea 14d ago

I just want to add that I too have learned random facts from EUIV (and CKII) lol. I love that this is your source and based on other replies seems to have merit to it!

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u/GrovesNL 14d ago

I won't admit how much I learned, or at least started learning about from EUIV lol. If I see religions, cultures, nations on there that I haven't heard of before I've gone on some rabbitholes reading about them afterwards!

Despite maybe some historical inaccuracies, it's at least a great launchpad for learning about geography and demographics!