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Oman MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Oman
Tree Number(s)
Z01.252.245.500.600
Unique ID
D009850
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009850
Annotation
a sultanate on the southeast Arabian peninsula
Scope Note
A sultanate on the southeast coast of the Arabian peninsula. Its capital is Masqat. Before the 16th century it was ruled by independent emirs but was captured and controlled by the Portuguese 1508-1648. In 1741 it was recovered by a descendent of Yemen's imam. After its decline in the 19th century, it became virtually a political and economic dependency within the British Government of India, retaining close ties with Great Britain by treaty from 1939 to 1970 when it achieved autonomy. The name was recorded by Pliny in the 1st century A.D. as Omana, said to be derived from the founder of the state, Oman ben Ibrahim al-Khalil. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p890; Oman Embassy, Washington; Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
Entry Term(s)
Muscat
Muscat and Oman
Online Note
use OMAN to search MUSCAT & OMAN 1975-78
History Note
79; was MUSCAT & OMAN 1975-78
Date Introduced
1975/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/29
Oman Preferred
Muscat Related
Muscat and Oman Related
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