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Oman
Index
The government promotes tourism, consistent with its
policy
of economic diversification, with emphasis on the Muscat
metropolitan area and coastal towns where principal hotels
are
located. The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture is
restoring historical sites at Muscat and in the coastal
towns.
The forts at Nazwah, Ar Rustaq, Al Hazm, Bidbid, and
Jabrin in
the interior are accessible by automobile.
Oman has seven international hotels, the majority
located in
the Muscat metropolitan area. AZD Enterprises, set up by
Qais ibn
Tariq Al Said, Sultan Qabus ibn Said's first cousin, is
planning
a new tourism project at Bandar Jissah, a weekend coastal
retreat
in the north. The site of the planned hotel and sports
facilities, including a large golf course, will be near
the Al
Bustan Palace Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in Oman.
Data as of January 1993
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