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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90
Unit: 24TH ID
Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS
Box ID: BX001433
Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
Document Number: 17
Folder Seq #: 456
OMAN
OMAN
C&rtTAL-/MAJOR CITIES: Muscat* (23-37'N
58'35'E), Ruwi (23'35'N 58'32'E), Nizwa (22'56'N
57'32'E), Salalah (17'00'N 54'06'E), Sohar (24'22'N
56-45'E)
L.ocAL,n@. 7ULU +4, EST +9
LANGUAGES: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi,
Urdu, Indian dialects
l'O@RAPITY
General. 93% desert wasteland and mountains, 5%
meadows and pastures.
Mnjor Features. Oman has 3 distinct topographic
areas-. (1) Flat coastal strips of rtlativcly fertile land Ai@ S6a
that extend, in the north, from Mu=t to die UAB
border and, in the south, surround the city of Saialah ;
(2) 2 mountainous regions deeply @rrcd by wndis:
the al-Hajar mountain chain, which parallels the coast tcgions of0man. Suminerwinds frequently mlse large
of the Gulf of Oman and reaches an elevation of 3 '107 s
. And and dust stotm in the Interior of the country.
meters in Uic north, and the Dhofar Mountains, which
border the Salatah plain in the south; (3) the vast gravel WATER SUITLY
desert, which cxtcdds from the no@east to die south- Sources. Oman has sparse natural fresh water re-
wcs@ covers almost three-fouilbs of die country, and sour=.
becomes a sandy wasteland in the Rub al-Khall Potnbility/TreatmeaL All water sour= should
be'.
(r-mply Quarter) along the Saudi Arabiaa border. treated before consumption or use In washing food-
r.t@irs.
CLIMATC
General. Oman's climate is among the hottest in the ax-anticrrY/PLUGS (Tab A)
world, and the coastal at= experience very high AC 50 1 @ 2401415 volts; litugs are types t) and 0, A
humidity. Temprra(urcs commonly reach 49'C dudn@ grounding @nductor Is required In the clectdcal cord
the summcr, which lasts from April to September, and attached to appliances.
rarely drop below 18' C la the cooler season, from
December through March. The humidity averages 65- ANIMAt.-MRr-ATS
80%, but the avcrzlgc annual rainfall is only 100-125 Sitakes. (Tab B - andvenin sources)
MM. llydrophidne - Sea Snakest Ilydroplilscya,'Ocbtctus,
Seasonal. During the summer (May to September), IL gracitis, 11. lapemoldes, II. Ortlatus OtWtus, If-
there is a strong monsoon in the southern, coastal spirailt, Lapemis ctirtis, Pcingle (Petanils ptalurus),
77,alassoplils v47crituLs
MUSCAT
TEMPERATURE Jon Feb Mar Apr W4y Jin M Aug Sop Oct Nov Doo
Moan d" meamm CC) 24 24 27 32 ae 37 35 33 33 33 29 go
Moan dwly minimm CC) 19 19 22 26 29 3i at 29 20 27 23 21
PRECIPITATION
5 la 10 8 <1 -cl 0 3 to - Is
FIRST LIGHT OG33 @8 001, 0546 os2g o52s OW4 0544 o55o OW 0005 0621
LAST LIGHT 1833 1846 1035 IOOI 1911 1922 1923 1912 J$48 1024 lgii iSiG
(Moan cM tmilghl @ord gm)
KU-1
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File Room = may96_declassified
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Box ID = BX001433
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
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Subject = MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996