Oman

عمان

The land of Oman, which al-Idrisi describes as self-contained and well peopled, with bananas, pomegranates, figs, grapes and other fruit. 1

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Region
Arabia
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Overview

Oman is a land in the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Idrisi describes it as self-governing and well populated, with bananas, pomegranates, figs, grapes and other fruits. 1

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Birthplace of
Hazaa Al-Balushi
Home of
Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya
Site of
The Ibadi revolt of al-Julanda in Oman

People and things also explored

al-Azd· al-Julanda ibn Mas'ud· Amr ibn Amir Muzayqiya· Jafna ibn Amr· Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi· Tha'laba ibn Amr al-Azdi· The Ibadi revolt of al-Julanda in Oman· Hazaa Al-Balushi

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 155
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al-Azd

A Kahlani Qahtani tribe that migrated from Yemen under Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya; its branches dispersed to Yathrib (the Aws and Khazraj through Thaʾlaba), Mecca (Khuzaʾa), Oman, and al-Sham (Jafna, ancestor of the Ghassanids).