Oman and UAE Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-258-170-9 (ISBN)
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This 322-page guidebook to Oman and The United Arab Emirates presents the emirates' highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 21 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on the Emirates' history, people and culture, from the effects of oil wealth to camel and horse-racing; Photo Features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the region's most exotic sights, including jewellery and the birdlife of Dhofar; and, Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.
Maps: The Gulf Region, Oman, Muscat, Muscat Metropolitan, Batinah and the Interior, Sur, the East and the Wahiba Sands, Dhofar, The Mussandam Peninsula, The UAE, Abu Dhabi Island, Al Ain, Central Dubai, Dubai Metropolitan, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah. Maps of Oman and the UAE are also on the front and back flaps. Introduction & History: A Dip into Arabia, Chronology, Archaeology, The Maritime Heritage, Islam in Southeast Arabia, Oman's Great Dynasties, The UAE from Rags to Riches, Father of the UAE, The Oil Boom. Essay Features: Daily Life, The Bedu, Falconry, The Expatriates, Kings of the Turf, Camel Racing. Places: Oman: Introduction to Oman, Muscat, Sohar and the Batinah Coast, Nizwa and the Interior, Sur, the East and the Wahiba Sands, Dhofar, Musandam Peninsula; The UAE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah and the East Coast. Photo Features: Explorers, Jewellery, Dhofar's Birdlife, Frankincense. Information Panels: Oman's Forts, Wadi-bashing, Arabian Leopards, Tax-free Shopping. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted, Planning the Trip, Practical Tips, Getting Around, Where to Stay, Where to Eat, Cultural Attractions, Shopping, Leisure.
| Reihe/Serie | Insight Guides |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Full colour photographs throughout |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 220 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Naher Osten ► Arabische Emirate |
| ISBN-10 | 981-258-170-7 / 9812581707 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-258-170-9 / 9789812581709 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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