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Oman

Handy Info

Don ’ t get caught short , here ’ s the basic traveller ’ s tips for your visit to Oman .
Currency Oman ’ s currency is the Omani Rial , commonly symbolised as ‘ OMR ’. In February 2017 , the exchange rate of the Omani Rial to major currencies was :
OMR1 = £ 2.08 ( British pound ) OMR1 = $ 2.60 ( US dollar ) OMR1 = € 2.44 ( Euro )
Did you know ? In 2013 , Oman joined some of it neighbours by switching from a Thursday and Friday weekend to a Friday and Saturday weekend . Sunday is the fi rst day of the working week , and it is not uncommon for Thursday to be treated as a half day .
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