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Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. Accession Day - January 11th: Marks the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq took power in the country after his successor. Renaissance Day - July 23rd: Marks the beginning of the Sultanate's modernization under the leadership of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in 1970. National Day - November 18th: Celebrates the date of the founding of the

Al Bu Said dynasty The House of Al Bu Said (, ), is the current ruling royal family of Oman, and former ruling house of the Omani Empire (1744–1856), Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1856–1970) and the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1856–1964). It wa ...

, which has ruled Oman since 1744. Eid Al-Fitr: Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan (the holy month of fasting). The date varies each year depending on the Islamic lunar calendar. Eid Al-Adha: Islamic holiday commemorating the willingness of

Ibrahim Ibrahim may refer to: * Ibrahim (name), including a list of people with the name ** Abraham in Islam * Ibrahim (surah), a surah of the Qur'an * ''Ibrahim'' (play) or ''Ibrahim The Illustrious Bassa'', a 1676 tragedy by Elkanah Settle, based on a ...

(Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. The date varies each year according to the Islamic lunar calendar. Islamic New Year (Hijri New Year): Marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar year. The date changes each year. Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Mawlid Al-Nabi): Celebrates the birth of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

. The date varies each year according to the Islamic lunar calendar. Omani Women's Day - October 17th: Honors the achievements and contributions of Omani women to the country's development. Islamic holidays are based on the lunar calendar and therefore shift by approximately 10 to 12 days earlier each year in the Gregorian calendar. Other regional or cultural holidays may vary from time to time and by location within Oman. {{Asia topic, Public holidays in Culture of Oman

Organized events in Oman