A VISIT TO LISBON

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travel around our city, by watching the powerpoint presentation on our English blog http://englishisgr8t.blogspot.com/
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OUR OPINION ABOUT THE PROJECT

We enjoyed talking with people from Oman, but we think that they live in a culture very different from ours.
Boys and girls go to different schools until they go to the university, they can’t leave their parent’s houses until they got married and some marriages are planned by their parents, based on their family money.
In other ways they have a very strong and united family which supports each other.
We also learned that the Portuguese navigators were in Oman.

WHAT WE’VE LEARNT ABOUT OMAN

This is what we have learnt about Oman, the land of our e-friends.
Surrounded by desert, the Sultanate of Oman is a dry country in South East Asia. A significant portion of this country is covered by desert. The dry climate with very less rainfall has meant scarce vegetation in Oman. To compensate for this natural deficiency, several parks and gardens have been built in Oman. Oman Parks and Gardens offer soothing relief to the eyes of the citizens of this country.
Considered to be the largest park in Muscat, Oman; Qurum Natural Park in Oman is sprawled across an area of 1715449 square meters. The park contains an artificial lake, a lovely fountain, a majestic rose garden and a lot more. The artificial lake is ideal for boating. The park strikes a fine balance between the nature and geographical feature of the area. Walk along the meandering trails through shrubs and floral beds and breathe freely. This park would surely rank high among Parks and Gardens in Oman.
One cannot possibly exclude Al Naseem Public Park from Oman Parks and Gardens. Offering welcome relief to the eyes, Al Naseem Public Park in Oman is considered to be the first park in the Sultanate of Oman. Inaugurated during 15 th National Day in 1985, the construction of this park took 11 months to complete. With an area of 750, 000 square meters; the park contains a medium sized football ground, volleyball court and a lot more. Al Naseem Public Park is in fact so huge that a small train carries visitors to the entire stretch of the park.

Riyam Park in Oman is another noted park among Oman Parks and Gardens. This park overlooks the sea and is designed at multiple levels. The area of 100, 000 square meters is dotted by several playgrounds and green patches. Riyam Park features high on the must see list of tourists among Parks and Gardens at Oman.

A little bit of history:
This country first archaeological traces are dated from the fourth millennium BC.
2000-1000 BC Persians occupy the coast of Oman and settle it. The arrival of Arab tribes.
1000-300 BC Cyrus the Great opens Oman.
300 BC The arrival of Malik bin Fahm to Amman and defeated the Persians.
630 Amman voluntarily convert to Islam in the era of Jeffer son, Abdul Julanda.
751 Election Julanda bin Masood as the first Imam of Oman.
8th century The adoption of the Islamic state on the Omani sailors to lead the naval fleets during the era of conquests.
1624 Portuguese retreat.
1624 -1718 family Eliearbp control Oman and expel the Portuguese from Oman and the Persian Gulf in 1650. Omani fleet conquers the Portuguese colonies in East Africa and India and Persia.
1718 -1747 AD the Persians take over parts of Oman.
1868 -1920 decline steadily to dominate the Navy of Oman due to the opening of the Suez Canal and the advent of steam ships.
1920 the Convention on Sib between the Sultan and Imam to identify areas of influence of each.
1952 -1955 Buraimi conflict between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi and Oman. Was subsequently agreed to divide between the Buraimi oasis of Abu Dhabi and Oman (Buraimi)
1965 -1975 the war in Dhofar after the revolution on the rule of Sultan Said bin Taimur.
1967 start of production of commercial quantities of oil in Oman.
1970 His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, reins in the country’s eighth ruler of Al Bu Sa’id family.
1971 the state of the United Arab Emirates under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan after the Federation of seven emirates on the coast of Oman

His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan