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Time Differnce: GMT +4 Hours Arriving passengers who are eligible for Visa on Arrival are able to make visa payments at the Travelex Foreign Exchange bureau located in the immigration arrivals hall, payments can be accepted in most currencies or by credit card, an automatic receipt will be issued to the traveller this receipt is then presented at the immigration desk, this reduces the time and queues for processing. Currency: Omani Rial OMR, £1 = 0.58 OMR ( June'10 )
Climate: The country's
climate is predominantly arid and varies slightly from one region to
another. In the coastal areas, the weather is hot and humid during
the summer months, while it is dry elsewhere in the interior. Milder
weather dominates the mountains and Dhofar region all the year
round. Winter temperatures can be as low as 15°Celsius and summer
temperatures can be as high as 48° Celsius in Muscat and as high as
54° in the desert.Dhofar, located in the southernv region of the
country however, enjoys a regular monsoon between June and October,
every year. Working
Hours: Ministries and government establishments - 7:30 am to
2:30 pm (Sat-Wed, week-end is Thursday and Friday)
Ramadân, the holy month of fasting, is the ninth month on the
Arabic calendar which is a lunar calendar. Every year Ramadân shifts
back about ten days on the western solar calendar. Restaurants and
other eateries are closed during daylight hours during the Holy
Ramadân period. |
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