Oman, a seafaring nation.

Oman, a seafaring nation. - [Muscat] : Ministry of Information and Culture, Sultanate of Oman, 1979. - 196 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.

PART I : 1. Magan ; the earliest sea traders - 2. South Arabian and Greco-Roman times - 3. Sassanid times - 4. Sohar - 5. Dhofar - 6. Qalhat and Hormuz - 7. The Portuguese - 8. The Yaribah - 9. The Al Bu Said -- PART II : 10. The monscon routes of the Indian Ocean - 11. Omani navigation - 12. Ahmad bin Majid and Sulaiman al-Mahri - 13. Omani ships before the Portuguese - 14. Omani vessels to the present day - 15. Boat building - 16. The Omani dhow trade togay -- PART III : 17. The voyages of the Sultanah.


Navigation--Oman.
Shipbuilding--History.--Oman


Oman--History.

VK113.O5 / O43 1979

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