Oman History & Traditions

The Omani people themselves also have a well-deserved reputation for being amongst the world’s most hospitable. Their smiling faces testify to their eagerness to share their unique culture with visitors, and most travellers to Oman will have at least one story of remarkable local hospitality.

A traditional Omani welcome over strong, hot coffee and dates.

It is this warm, peaceful culture that has created a society that consistently ranks Oman highly on the annual Global Peace Index, as well as being named the world’s 9th safest tourism destination by the World Economic Forum in 2015.

PREHISTORY

Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that humans settled in Oman during the Stone Age, more than 10,000 years ago.

The beehive tombs at Bat date back to the third millennium BCE.

The Babylonians and the Assyrians settled in Oman because they wanted to control the trade routes connecting Asia with the Mediterranean Sea.

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