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AUTHOR THANKS Jenny WalkerI am grateful to Her Excellency, Maitha Al-Mahrouqi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Tourism, Oman, for sharing her valuable time, to Mr Peter Keage, Advisor to HE at MoT, and Mr Hus-sain Ahmed Al-Farsi, Campus Manager at CCE for their kind facilitation. Guidebooks are team efforts: thanks to fellow authors Andrea, Stuart and Anthony, and LP HQ staff, especially super-supportive CE, Ilaria Walker. To my husband, travelling companion, research guru and most beloved Sam Owen, thanks simply don’t sum it up. Suffice to say, without him, my part in this edition would not have materialised.

Stuart ButlerI’m indebted to many people for their advice, help and encouragement with my Yemen

chapter. The current security issues in Yemen sadly meant I was unable to visit Yemen for this edition. Therefore, extra big thanks must go to my friend in Sana‘a Shakib Al-Khayyat of Marib Travel & Tourism who helped me remotely update Sana‘a and some surrounding areas. Big thanks to Jenny Walker and Ilaria Walker for patience and, finally, as always, thanks to my wife Heather, young son Jake and the new baby who (unlike Jake) waited until after hand-in day to be born!

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Index

Map.Pages.000Photo.Pages.000

aBBreviaTioNSB. BahrainK. KuwaitO. OmanQ. QatarSA. Saudi.ArabiaUAE. United.Arab.. EmiratesY. Yemen

aA’Ali.(B).63A’Ali.Burial.Mounds.(B).63Abdullah.Al-zayed.House.

(B).67abeyya.428Abha.(SA).261-4,.262Abu.Dhabi.(UAE).325-35,.

326-7accommodation.330activities.329children,.travel.with.333drinks.332-3emergency.services.334entertainment.333festivals.&.events.329-30food.331-2itineraries.329medical.services.334nightlife.332-3orientation.334postal.services.334shopping.333sights.325-8tourist.information.334tours.329travel.to/from.334-5travel.within.335

Abu.Dhabi.Film.Festival.(UAE).329

Abu.Dhabi.Grand.Prix.(UAE).330

accommodation.481,.483,.see also.individual locationslanguage.504-5

activities.24-6,.484,.see also.individual activities, individual locations

Ad-Diraz.Temple.(B).63Aden.(Y).386-8‘Adites.394,.396AIDS.501.air.travel.490-1,.492.airlines.492.Ajman.(UAE).318-19,.318 Al.Ain.(UAE).340-4,.341Al.Aqah.(UAE).348Al.Fahidi.Historical.

Neighbourhood.(UAE).290-1.

Al.Maha.Desert.Resort.&.Spa.(UAE).310.

Al.Noor.Mosque.(UAE).315Al.Qasba.(UAE).314Al-Ahgaf.Manuscript.

Library.(Y).396Al-Ahmadi.(K).99Al-Areen.(B).65Al-Asha’ir.Mosque.(Y).383Al-Ashkarah.(O).151-2Al-Ayn.(O).170-1Al-Bustan.(O).126alcohol.47,.79,.111,.117,.210,.

353,.356,.461-2Al-Corniche.(Q).214-15,.16Al-Faisaliah.Tower.(SA).243Al.Gharbia.(UAE).335-9Al-Ghariya.(Q).228Al-Ghubrah.(O).128Al-Hajjarah.(Y).378Al-Hajjarayn.(Y).397Al-Hamra.(O).164Al-Hazm.(O).175Al-Hofuf.(SA).265Al-Hoota.Cave.(O).164Al-Hoteib.(Al-Khutayb)

(Y).377Al-Houthis.378

Al-Hudayda.(Y).380Al-Jahra.(K).100Al-Jasra.(B).64Al-Jazeera.230Al-Kaf.Palace.(Y).396Al-Kahil.(O).189Al-Kamil.(O).153Al-Khaldiyah.(O).181Al-Khor.(Q).227Al-Khurayba.(Y).397Al-Khutayb.(Al-Hoteib).

(Y).377Al-Khuwair.(O).127-8Al-Korar.House.(B).67Al-Mahrouqi,.Maitha.134-5Al-Mahwit.(Y).377Al-Makha.(Y).383Al-Mashhad.(Y).397Al-Masjid.Al.Haram.

(SA).445Al-Memkab.(Y).382Al-Mintirib.(O).155Al-Muhdar.Mosque.(Y).396Al-Mukalla.(Y).390Al-Qaeda.230,.266,.268,.271,.

378,.404,.406,.414Al-Qurain.Martyrs’.Museum.

(K).91,.104Al-Ruweis.(Q).228Al-Saleh.Mosque.(Y).

368-9Al-Sauds.267Al-Seifa.(O).143Al-Soudah.(SA).264Al-Tayibat.City.Museum.for.

International.Civilisation.(SA).250,.252.

Al-Thani.231-2Al-Ula.(SA).257-8Al-Wahhab,.Mohammed.ibn.

Abd.267Al-Wakrah.(Q).226Al-Wukair.(Q).226Al-zubara.(Q).228Amran.(Y).378-9animals.see individual

animals, wildlife

aquariumsDubai.(UAE).294,.295,.21Kuwait.City.(K).85Sharjah.(UAE).314-15

Arab.Fund.Building.(K).90-1Arab.Spring.412-13,.476-78Kuwait.101Oman.193Qatar.229Saudi.Arabia.266Yemen.397-8

Arabian.oryx.65,.192-3,.199,.200,.272.

Arabia’s.Wildlife.Centre.(UAE).317

Arabic.language.504-10archaeological.museums,.

see also.museumsAjman.Museum.(UAE).318.Al.Ain.National.Museum.(UAE).340

Al-Oraifi.Museum.(B).68Al-Ula.Museum.of.Archaeology.&.Ethnography.(SA).257

Bait.al-Baranda.(O).123.Bidaya.Museum.(O).155Fujairah.Museum.(UAE).344.

Hatta.Heritage.Village.(UAE).310-11

Museum.of.the.Frankin-cense.Land.(O).183-4.

National.Museum.of.Ras.Al.Khaimah.(UAE).321

Sharjah.Archaeological.Museum.(UAE).314

Sharjah.Museum.of.Islamic.Civilisation.(UAE).314.

Umm.Al.Quwain.Museum.(UAE).319.

zabid.Granary.Museum.(Y).383

archaeological.sites.14,.63,.see also.petroglyphs, ruins,.tombsA’Ali.Burial.Mounds.(B).63.

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-.B

archaeological.sites.continuedAl-Baleed.(O).183-4.Barbar.(B).63Jaylah.(O).154Jubba.(SA).249Madain.Saleh.(SA).259-61,.14

Old.Ma’rib.390Qal’at.al-Bahrain.(B).62Qalhat.(O).149-50Safa’iq.(O).160.Sar.(B).63Sheba’s.Palace.(UAE).323Sumhuram.Archaeologi-cal.Park.(O).187-8

Ubar.(O).191,.194architecture.15,.22,.431-3,.

see also.castles,.forts,.historic.buildings,.mosques,.palacesAl-Faisaliah.Tower.(SA).243

Arab.Fund.Building.(K).90-1

bait al qufl (house.of.locks;.O).178,.182

Burj.Al.Arab.(UAE).295Burj.Khalifa.(UAE).11,.291-3,.11

coral.houses.(SA).253gypsum.235house.of.locks.(bait al

qufl).(O).178,.182House.of.Mirrors.(K).91Kingdom.Tower.(SA).243Kuwait.Towers.17,.85,.90,.17

Liberation.Tower.(K).89,.90

Masdar.City.(UAE).331mud.houses.(O).158,.159,.164

Naseef.House.(SA).253National.Assembly.Building.(K).89,.90

Oman.197-8Royal.Opera.House.Muscat.(O).127-8,.29

Sa’da.(Y).379Saudi.Arabia.271-2Sharq.Souq.(K).90Shorbatly.House.(SA).253tower.houses.(Y).370,.371,.378

wind.towers.89,.217,.431,.433

Yemen.401-9

‘Arsh.Bilqis.(Y).389-90art.215,.253,.298,.300,.

315,.see also.galleries,.Islamic.art

arts.429-33,.see also dance,.poetry,.theatre,.individual locations

Asir.(SA).261-5Asir.National.Park.(SA).

264As-Sawdah.Cable.Car.

(SA).264Ath-Thowra.hot.spring.

(O).174ATMs.483At-Tawila.(Y).376Awwam.Temple.(Y).390Ayjah.(O).147ayns.187

BBab.Al.Shams.Desert.

Resort.&.Spa.(UAE).310Badiyah.(UAE).347Bahla.(O).169-70Bahrain.42,.46-77,.48,.50-1accommodation.73,.74activities.74arts.72basics.18-19books.74budget.47,.73,.75children,.travel.with.52

climate.46culture.46,.71-2customs.regulations.74dangers.57drinks.47environment.72-3exchange.rates.47food.47,.75highlights.48history.69-70internet.access.75internet.resources.47itineraries.47maps.75measures.76media.76money.75nature.46opening.hours.75photography.75politics.68-9postal.services.75public.holidays.75safety.57,.476

smoking.76telephone.services.75-6travel.seasons.46travel.to/from.76-7travel.within.77visas.76.water,.drinking.60weights.76women.travellers.76

Bahrain.Fort.Complex.(B).62

Bahrain.International.Circuit.(B).64-5

Bahrain.National.Museum.(B).49

Bandar.Jissah.(O).142Bandar.Khayran.(O).143baobab.trees.(O).190Barbar.(B).63bargaining.485,.487Barka.(O).175-6Baron.Inverdale.160Bat.(O).170-1bathrooms.488Battle.of.Mirbat.188Bayt.al-Afreet.(Sinkhole.

Park).(O).147beachesAjman.(UAE).318Al.Aqah.(UAE).348Al-Jazayer.(B).65Al-Ruweis.(Q).228Al-Seifa.(O).143Al-Wakrah.(Q).226Dubai.(UAE).302Jebel.Dhanna.(UAE).338Jissah.(O).142Katara.(Q).218Mesaieed.(Q).226Mirbat.(O).188Mirfa.(UAE).338Muscat.(O).129Qurayat.(O).144Qurm.(O).127Salalah.(O).187Seeb.(O).141Sohar.(O).173Yitti.(O).142

Bedouin.customs.425,.428,.430

Bedouin.people.269,.424-5Beit.al-Faqih.(Y).382Beit.Sheikh.Isa.Bin.Ali.

(B).66-7bicycle.travel,.see.cyclingBilad.al-Sifah.(O).164Bilad.Sayt.(O).165Bilqis.Palace.(‘Arsh.Bilqis;.

Y).389-90

Bin.Majid,.Ahmed.194Bir.zekreet.(Q).229bird.watchingAl-Areen.Wildlife.Park.&.Reserve.(B).65.

Al-Ghariya.(Q).228Al-Khor.(Q).227Al-Reem.Tours.(B).53.Al-Wakrah.(Q).226Khor.Kalba.(UAE).348Job’s.Tomb.(O).187Masirah.(O).159-62.Muscat.(O).129Ras.Al.Khor.Wildlife.Sanctuary.(UAE).304

Socotra.(Y).393Umm.Al.Quawain.(UAE).319.

birds.199,.224,.235,.273,.275,.393falcons.216,.217,.25.flamingos.68,.226,.304,.319

Birkat.Al-Mawz.(O).166

boat.travel.491,.see also.dhow.travelAjman.(UAE).319Khasab.(O).178.Manama.(B).53-4Muscat.(O).130

books.Arabian.arts.431Bahrain.74food.464hajj.437,.439,.442health.500history.418,.422Islam.457,.458Kuwait.110language.430Oman.202Qatar.236Saudi.Arabia.270,.271Sharjah.International.Book.Fair.(UAE).315

The Thousand and One Nights.431

women.427Yemen.403-4

border.crossings.491,.493Al.Mudeef.crossing.(UAE/O).340

Al-Darah/Tibat.(UAE/O).180

Hili.340.(UAE/O)Shams/Tibat.324,.360.(UAE/O)

United.Arab.Emirates.359-60

Map.Pages.000Photo.Pages.000

515iN

DeX .B-E.

Wajaja.&.Khatmat.Milahah.178.(O/UAE)

break-bone.fever.500Bridge.to.Nowhere.(K).100Bubiyan.Island.(K).101budgets.19,.see also

individual countriesbull.butting.175-6,.347Buraimi.(O).171-2,.341Burj.Al.Arab.(UAE).295Burj.Khalifa.(UAE).11,.

291-3,.11BurJuman.(UAE).307burka.428bus.travel.491,.493-4,.497

ccabs.497-8.calligraphy.433camel.racing.434Kuwait.100.Qatar.227.Saudi.Arabia.250,.257Oman.155United.Arab.Emirates.336,.354

camels.338.markets.250,.340-1festivals.335.riding.176,.392,.484

camping.483,.see also desert.camps

car.racing.24,.64-5,.329,.330

car.travel.491,.494,.496,.see also.four-wheel.driving.accidents.478car.hire.494carnet de passage.496desert.driving.17,.155-7,.495

driving.licences.494insurance.494road.rules.496

carnet de passage.496cash.485castles.20Bilad.Sur.Castle.(O).145Ibri.Castle.(O).171Jabrin.Castle.(O).170,.21Khmazera.Castle.(O).178

Sunaysilah.Castle.(O).145

Taqah.Castle.(O).187caves.154,.164,.190caving.201-2,.392cell.phones.488.

children,.travel.with.37,.see also individual locationshealth.502food.465

Children’s.Farm.(UAE).317Children’s.Museum.(O).138Christmas.39civil.war.397,.398-9climate.18,.24-6,.479,.see

also individual countriesacclimatising.to.33

clothing.41,.428-9coffee.384,.461consulates.482,.see also

embassies.coursesarts.53,.92Bedouin.crafts.92language.53,.130,.218sailing.218

crab.hunting.319crafts.431Bahrain.61,.64,.67,.72courses.92Kuwait.89Oman.137-8,.170,.197,.204.

Qatar.234Saudi.Arabia.252.shops.&.souqs.157,.162,.173,.186,.262,.393

United.Arab.Emirates.327-8

Yemen.382,.393credit.cards.485.culture.423-35,.see also

individual countriescustoms.423,.429,.453customs.regulations.481,.

see also individual countries

cycling.142,.169,.492-3

DDamanayat.Islands.(O).177dance.Oman.197Qatar.234UAE.354Yemen.401

dangers,.see safety,.snake.bites, women.travellers,.individual locations

Dar.al-Hajar.(Y).374Dar.Island.(B).68dengue.fever.500desert.11,.22,.469driving.17,.155-7,.495environmental.issues.470

desert.campsdriving.to.158.Khor.Al-Adaid.(Q).226-7Liwa.(UAE).337Ras.Al.Khaimah.(UAE).322

Sharqiya.Sands.(O).156-7.

dewaniya.105,.429Dhofar.(O).182-93dhow.travel.178,.181,.

217-18,.332,.484.dhows.85,.91,.96,.145-6diarrhoea.502Dibba.(UAE).348-9Dickson,.Colonel.Harold85diphtheria.500Dir’aiyah.(SA).250,.251disabilities,.travellers.with.

488-9dishdasha 428diving.14,.484Al.Aqah.(UAE).348Damanayat.Islands.(O).177

Farasan.Islands.(SA).265Khasab.(O).179Mirbat.(O).188,.190Muscat.(O).130Salalah.(O).184Saudi.Arabia.274-5Sawadi.(O).176Socotra.(Y).391United.Arab.Emirates.350

Yanbu.(SA).256-7Doha.(Q).16,.212-25,.212-13accommodation.220-1activities.217-18children,.travel.with.220dangers.224drinks.222-3emergency.services.224entertainment.223festivals.&.events.218-19food.221-2history.214internet.access.224medical.services.224money.224nightlife.222-3postal.services.225shopping.223-4sights.214-17telephone.services.225tourist.information.225tours.218travel.to/from.225travel.within.225

dolphin.watching.202,.484Bandar.Jissah.(O).142.Manama.(B).53Muscat.(O).130Musandam.Khors.(O).181

dress,.see.clothingdrinks.460-2,.see also al-

cohol,.coffee, individual locationslanguage.505

driving,.see.car.travel,.four-wheel.driving

Dubai.(UAE).288-310,..288-9,.292-3,.296-7accommodation.298-301activities.295-8children,.travel.with.306drinks.305emergency.services307entertainment.305-6festivals.&.events.298food.301-4itineraries.290medical.services.307money.307nightlife.305postal.services.307shopping.306-7sights.290-5tourist.information.307tours.298travel.to/from.308travel.within.308-10

Dubai.International.Film.Festival.(UAE).298

Dubai.Mall.(UAE).293-4,.306,.21

Dubai.Marina.(UAE).295,.301,.303-4

Dubai.Shopping.Festival.(UAE).24

Duqm.(O).189,.191-2

eeconomy.414,.see also

individual countriesEid.al-Adha.486Eid.al-Fitr.486electricity.482Elephant.Rock.(SA).258-9embassies.482.Bahrain.74.Kuwait.111Oman.202-3Qatar.236Saudi.Arabia.275United.Arab.Emirates.356

Yemen.405

516

iNDeX .E-.H

emergencies.502,.506,.see.also.individual locations

Emirates.National.Auto.Museum.(UAE).336

Emirates.Palace.(UAE).325-6

Empty.Quarter.(Rub.al-Khali).tours.188,.274

Entertainment.City.(K).100environment.468-74,.see

also individual countriesenvironmental.issues.470,.

472-4.Bahrain.73.Kuwait.109-10.Oman.199-200.Qatar.235.Saudi.Arabia.273United.Arab.Emirates.355

ethnicity.424etiquette.203-4business.35-7dress.39-40,.41eating.464mosques.40

events.24-6,.see alsofestivals,.sporting.events

exchange.rates.19,.see also individual countries

expatriates.32-41,.426bureaucracy.38-9celebrations.39daily.life.32-3family.life.37-8health.38housing.38transport.39

fFahaheel.(K).99Failaka.Island.(K).99falaj.149.Falcon.Souq.(Q).216,.217falconry.216,.217,.434-5,.25falcons.216,.328.Farasan.Islands.(SA).

265Fatima.Mosque.(K).90Ferrari.World.Abu.Dhabi.

(UAE).329ferry.travel.491festivals.24-6,.see also

events,.sporting.events,. individual locations

Abu.Dhabi.Film.Festival.(UAE).329

Al.Dhafra.Camel.Festival.(UAE).335-6

Al.Gharbia.Watersports.Festival.(UAE).338.

Hala.Festival.(K).92-3Jenadriyah.National.Festival.(SA).243,.246

Liwa.Date.Festival.(UAE).337

Liwa.International.Festival.(UAE).337

Salalah.Tourism.Festival.(O).184

Sharjah.Biennial.(UAE).315

Sharjah.International.Book.Fair.(UAE).315

Fiennes,.Ranulph.191Film.(O).189.film.festivals.Abu.Dhabi.Film.Festival.(UAE).329

Dubai.International.Film.Festival.(UAE).298

Tribeca.Film.Festival.(Q).219

films.412.fishing.202,.484Five.Pillars.of.Islam.451-2Fizayah.(O).191.flamingos.68,.226,.304,.

319floating.hotel.(O).192food.459-67,.25, see also

individual locationsArabian.459-62Asian.462Bedouin.462-3books.464dates.200etiquette.465festivals.337glossary.466-7halwa.176,.200honey.200,.373language.505Ramadan.464vegetarian.&.vegan.464-5

football.434,.435Formula.One.25,.26,.64-5forts.17,.20Al.Hayl.Fort.(UAE).345Al-Jahili.Fort.(UAE).340Al-Jalali.Fort.(O).125Al-Mintirib.Fort.(O).155Al-Mirani.Fort.(O).125Al-zubara.Fort.(Q).228

Bahla.Fort.(O).169Bahrain.Fort.Complex.62Bukha.Fort.(O).180Buraimi.(O).171Doha.Fort.(Q).216Fujairah.Fort.(UAE).344-5

Husn.Thilla.(Y).376Khasab.Fort.(O).177-8Masmak.Fortress.(SA).243

Nakhal.Fort.(O).174Nizwa.Fort.(O).162,.17Qal’at.al-Bahrain.(B).62Qala’at.Arad.(B).68Riffa.Fort.(B).64Rustaq.Fort.(O).174Sheba’s.Palace.(UAE).323

Sohar.173four-wheel.driving.17,.158,.

201,.484,.495Hajar.Mountains.(O).169Jebel.Akdhar.(O).166-7Jebel.Shams.(O).167-8Khasab-Tibat.Road.(O).180-1.

Khor.Al-Adaid.(Q).226-7Mountain.Road.to.Jaylah.(O).148

Mountain.Road.via.Hatt.&.Wadi.Bani.Awf.(O).165-6.

Muscat.(O).128-9Muscat.to.Salalah.(O).189.

sand.dunes.(UAE).342Saudi.Arabia.274Sharqiya.Sands.(O).155-6

frankincense.14,.183-4,.194,.416,.419

Fujairah.City.(UAE).344-7,.345

Ggalleries.see also Islamic.

art,.museumsAbu.Dhabi.(UAE).326,.334

Dubai.(UAE).300.Kuwait.City.(K).87Manama.(B).52.Mathaf.(Q).217Sharjah.(UAE)..312-13,.314

Gama,.Vasco.da.418gay.travellers.482gazelles.192-3geography.468-9

geological.sites.175geology.468Ghala.(O).128golf.74,.218,.484Great.Ma’rib.Dam.(Y).

388,.389Gulf.War.90,.100,.109gutra.428

HHababah.(Y).376Habalah.(SA).264-5Hajar.Mountains.(O).169hajj.436-48,.452,.436,

438, 441, 443, 447books.437,.442calendar.444glossary.448history.436-40logistics.445-6origins.437-8performing.442-4umrah.446visas.279,.444-5

Hajja.(Y).379hammams.484Haraz.Mountains.(Y).374-8Hasik.(O).190Hatta.(UAE).310-11Hawar.Islands.(B).68Hayma.(O).192health.38,.424,.499-503heat.exhaustion.502heatstroke.502Hejaz.(SA).250,.252-7Hejaz.Railway.(SA).260,.

261hepatitis.A.500hepatitis.B.501hiking.201,.484Al-Hajjarah.(Y).378Al-Mahwit.(Y).377Bandar.Jissah.(O).142Hajar.Mountains.(O).169Jabal.Bura.(Y).381-2Jebel.Humr.(O).160Kawkaban.(Y).375Manakhah.(Y).377Misfat.(O).164-5Muscat.(O).129Socotra.(Y).392Wadi.Shab.(O).148

Hilf.(O).160Himyar.empire.398historic.buildings, see also..

architecture,.castles,.forts,.palaces,.mosquesAl-Kaf.Palace.(Y).396.

Map.Pages.000Photo.Pages.000

517iN

DeX .H-.L

Beit.al-Badr.(K).89Beit.Dickson.(K).85.Beit.Seyadi.(B).67Beit.Sheikh.Isa.Bin.Ali.(B).66-7.

Heritage.House.(Q).217historic.sites,.see.

also.archaeological.sites,.castles,.forts,.palaces,.tombs,.Unesco.World.Heritage.SitesAl.Fahidi.Historical.Neighbourhood.(UAE).290

Bait.Al.Naboodah.(UAE).312

Dir’aiyah.(SA).250,.251Hatta.Heritage.Village.(UAE).310-11

Jazirat.Al.Hamra.Fishing.Village.(UAE).321

Jebel.Khuraibah.(SA).258.

Muharraq.Island.(B).66-8

Old.Abha.(SA).262Old.Al-Ula.(SA).257-8Old.Town,.Shibam.(Y).395,.15

Shindagha.Heritage.Area.(UAE).291

Umm.al-Daraj.(SA).258Umm.Salal.Ali.(Q).227

history.415-22, see also individual locationsBattle.of.Mirbat.188frankincense.194Himyar.empire.398Islam.417-18,.449-50Nabataeans.263oil.422pearling.industry.420-1Portuguese.occupa-tion.418

Sabaean.Empire.398trading.routes.415-17hitching.496-7

HIV.500,.501holidays.26,.486-7horse.racing.24,.218,.298,.

306,.434horse.riding.176,.130,.339hot.springs.174,.325

iIbb.(Y).384Ibn.al-Saud,.Abdul.Aziz.ibn.

Abdul.Rahman.267Ibn.Mukarab.149IIbra.(O).157-9Ibri.(O).171

ice.skating.138,.294immigration.489,.490insect.bites.502insurance.482,.499internet.access.482,.see

also individual locationsinternet.resources.19,.35,.

41,.451,.476,.500,.see also.individual locations

Iraq.War.105,.268irrigation.systems.149Islam.12,.429,.449-58,.see

also.hajj,.mosquesAl-Wahhab,.Mohammed.ibn.Abd.267

books.457,.458calendar.486-7calligraphy.433history.267,.398,.417-18,.455-7.

holidays.486Sharjah.Museum.of.Islamic.Civilisation.(UAE).314

Wahhabi.Islam.267,.270-1Islamic.art.84,.87,.215,.

432-3Islamic.calendar.486-7itineraries.27-31, see also

individual locations

JJaaluni.(O).192-3Jabal.Bura.(Y).381-2Jabrin.(O).170Jalan.Bani.Bu.Ali.(O).152-3Jalan.Bani.Bu.Hassan.(O).

152-3Jaylah.(O).154Jazirat.Al.Hamra.Fishing.

Village.(UAE).321Jebel.Akhdar.(O).166-7Jebel.Hafeet.(UAE).344Jebel.Harim.(O).182Jebel.Humr.(O).160Jebel.Jassassiyeh.(Q).228Jebel.Khuraibah.(SA).258Jebel.Misht.(O).171Jebel.Samhan.(O).190Jebel.Shams.(O).13,.

167-8,.13Jebel.Soudah.(SA).264Jeddah.(SA).250-5,.252,.

254Jenadriyah.National.Festi-

val.(SA).24,.243,.246Jibbali.tribespeople.188Jibla.(Y).385jihad.453Job’s.Tomb.(O).187

Jubba.(SA).249Jumeirah.Mosque.(UAE).

294-5

KKamaran.Island.(Y).380-1Karman,.Tawakkol.401Kawkaban.(Y).375-8khareef.26Khasab.(O).177-80Khasab.Fort.(O).177-8Khatt.Hot.Springs.(UAE).

325Khmazera.Castle.(O).178Khor.al-Adaid.(Q).226-7Khor.an-Najd.(O).181Khor.ash-Sham.(O).181Khor.Fakkan.(UAE).347Khor.Rouri.(O).187-8King.Fahd.Causeway.(B).64King.Solomon.389Kingdom.Tower.(SA).243.Koran,.see.QuranKumzar.(O).181Kuwait.43,.78-115,.80-1accommodation.110activities.110alcohol.111arts.108basics.18books.110budget.79,.110,.111climate.78culture.78,.105,.107customs.regulations.110-11

drinks.79,.111economy.102environment.108-10exchange.rates.79festivals.92-3food.79,.111highlights.80history.102-5internet.access.111internet.resources.79Iraqi.invasion.90,.101,.104,.104-5

itineraries.79maps.111measures.112media.112mobile.phones.113money.111-12nature.78opening.hours.112people.106-7photography.112

politics.101-2,.104population.106postal.services.112public.holidays.112religion.107-8safety.112-13,.113,.477smoking.112telephone.services.113travel.seasons.78travel.to/from.114-15travel.within.115visas.113weights.112women.travellers.113

Kuwait.City.82-98,..82-3,.86-7accommodation.93-4activities.91-2architecture.90children,.travel.with.93courses.92drinks.96-7emergency.services.97entertainment.97festivals.92-3food.95-6history.83internet.access.97medical.services.97money.97-8nightlife.96-7postal.services.98shopping.97sights.83-91telephone.services.98tourist.information.98tours.92.travel.within.98

Kuwait.House.of.National.Works:.Memorial.Museum.90

Kuwait.Towers.17,.85,.90,.17

llanguage.18,.504-10food.466-7hajj.448

Lawrence,.TE.217,.421.legal.matters.33,.35,.452-3,.

483lesbian.travellers.482Liberation.Tower.(K).89,.90lifestyle.423,.427literature.234,.271,.353-4,.

401,.412,.see also.booksLiwa.(UAE).336-7Lothan.Youth.Achievement.

Center.(K).107

518

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259, 14Madinat.Jumeirah,.Dubai.

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335-61madrassas.382-3Mahram.Bilqis.(Y).390malaria.501Manakhah.(Y).377Manama.(B).49-62,.

54-5,.58accommodation.53,.56-7activities.52-3children,.travel.with.52drinks.59emergency.services.61entertainment.60food.57-9internet.access.61medical.services.61money.61nightlife.59postal.services.62sights.49telephone.services.62tourist.information.62tours.53travel.to/from.62travel.within.62.

Ma’rib.(Y).388-90Marina.Bandar.al-Rowdha.

(O).126markets,.see also.souqsBedouin.weavings.265camel.250,.340-1.crafts.157,.162,.173,.262fish.252,.380.livestock.159,.162,.224..produce.157,.291,.346qat.385.spice.291

Masdar.City.(UAE).331Masirah.(O).159-62Masmak.Fortress.(SA).243Mazara.(O).144Mecca.(SA).267,.418,.

437-8,.442medical.services.500.Medina.(SA).267,.280-1,.

418,.438-9meningitis.501meningococcal.infection.

501

Mesaieed.(Q).226Mirbat.(O).188misbah.233Misfat.(O).164-5,.165mobile.phones.488,.see

also individual countriesMohammed.449-50money.19,.483,.see also

individual countriesmoneychangers.485mosques.Al.Noor.(UAE).315Al-Asha’ir.Mosque.(Y).383

Al-Fatih.Mosque.(B).49,.52

Al-Muhdar.Mosque.(Y).396.

Al-Saleh.Mosque.(Y).368-9

Badiyah.Mosque.(UAE).347

etiquette.40Fatima.Mosque.(K).90Grand.Mosque,.Kuwait.City.(K).87,.90

Grand.Mosque,.Muscat.(O).128,.13

Great.Mosque,.Sana‘a.(Y).369

Jami.al-Hamoda.Mosque.(O).153

Jumeirah.Mosque.(UAE).294-5

Sana‘a.(Y).368-9Shaikh.Nasser.al-Sabah.Mosque.(K).90

Sheikh.zayed.Grand.Mosque.(UAE).328,.7

Sheikh.zayed.Mosque.(UAE).345

zabid.(Y).383motorcycle.travel.491,.

494,.496mountains.469-71.Mubarak.the.Great.103,.105Mughsail.(O).190Muharraq.Island.(B).66-8multiculturalism.33Musandam.Khors.(O).181Musandam.Peninsula.(O).

177-82Muscat.(O).120-40,.120,.

124-5, 126, 128accommodation.131-2activities.128-30children,.travel.with.138courses.130drinks.136-7emergency.services.139events.130-1

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Muscat.Festival.(O).24,.130museums.21,.see also ar-

chaeological.museums,.galleries,.Islamic.art,.oil.museumsAbu.Dhabi.Heritage.Village.(UAE).326-7

Al-Hashemi.Marine.Museum.(K).91

Al-Hoota.Cave.Geological.Museum.(O).164

Al-Qurain.Martyrs’.Museum.(K).91,.104

Al-Tayibat.City.Museum.for.International.Civilisation.(SA).250,.252

Bahrain.National.Museum.49

Bayt.al-zubair.(O).125Beit.al-Quran.(B).52Bilad.al-Sifah.(O).164Bin.Matar.House.(B).67Children’s.Museum.(O).138

Dubai.Museum.(UAE).291Emirates.National.Auto.Museum.(UAE).336

Fort.Museum.(B).62Kuwait.House.of.National.Works:.Memorial.Museum.90

Maritime.Museum.(K).85-7

Military.Museum.(Y).370Muscat.Gate.Museum.(O).124

Museum.of.Islamic.Art.(Q).215

National.Museum.(SA).243

National.Museum.(Y).370,.385

National.Museum.Complex.(K).87-8

National.Museum.for.Antiquities.(Y).387

Natural.History.Museum.(O).128

Omani-French.Museum.(O).126

RAK.Pearls.Museum.(UAE).321

Science.&.Natural.History.Museum.(K).89

Scientific.Center.(K).85Sharjah.Calligraphy.Museum.(UAE).313-14

Sharjah.Heritage.Museum.(UAE).311

Sharjah.Maritime.Museum.(UAE).315

Sheikh.Saeed.al-Mak-toum.House,.Dubai.(UAE).291

Sheikh.zayed.Palace.Museum.(UAE).340

Sultan’s.Armed.Forces.Museum.(O).127

Sultan’s.Palace.(Y).395

Tareq.Rajab.Museum.(K).84-5,.16

Weaponry.Museum.(Q).217.

music.197,.354,.430-1Royal.Opera.House.Muscat.(O).127-8,.29

Muslims,.see.Islammutawwa.277Mutla.Ridge.(K).100Mutrah.Souq.(O).123,.129,.

138,.12, 29

NNabataeans.259-61,.263Najran.(SA).264Nakhal.(O).174National.Assembly.Building.

(K).89,.90national.parks.&.protected.

areas.471-2,.see also wadisAl-Areen.Wildlife.Park.&.Reserve.(B).65

Asir.National.Park.(SA).262,.264

Bahrain.73Dubai.Desert.Conservation.Reserve.310

Jabal.Bura.Protected.Area.(Y).382

Kuwait.110Oman.199Qurm.Nature.Reserve.(O).127

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519iN

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350,.422oil.museumsAramco.Exhibit.(SA).265.Oil.Display.Centre..(K).99

Oil.Museum.(B).66.PDO.Oil.&.Gas.Exhibition.(O).127

oil.spill.109Old.Al-Ula.(SA).257-8Old.Jeddah.(SA).253Old.Kuwaiti.Town.(K).89Oman.43,.116-208,.118accommodation.192,.201activities.169,.201-2.architecture.197-8arts.197-8basics.18-19books.202budget.117,.201,.203children,.travel.with.202climate.116culture.116,.195-6customs.regulations.202dangers.202disabilities,.travellers.with.205

drinks.117,.200-1economy.194electricity.207.employment.206environment.198-200exchange.rates.117food.117,.200,.200-1,.203geography.198geology.175highlights.118history.194-5internet.access.203internet.resources.117itineraries.117legal.matters.203maps.203measures.207media.207money.203national.parks.&.reserves.199

nature.116opening.hours.123,.204

photography.203plants.199Portuguese.invasion.194-5

postal.services.203public.holidays.203religion.196-7safety.477shopping.204smoking.207solo.travellers.204-5Sultan.Qaboos.193telephone.services.205tourist.information.134-5tours.205travel.seasons.116travel.to/from.206-7travel.within.207-8visas.205-6weights.207wildlife.198-9women.travellers.206

opening.hours.485,.see also individual countries

outdoor.activities.23,.169,.484

Ppalaces.Al-Bustan.Palace.(O).126Al-Kaf.Palace.(Y).396Dar.al-Hajar.(Y).374Fariq.Al-Salata.Palace.(Q).216

Sheik.zayed.Palace.Museum,.Al.Ain.(UAE).340

Sief.Palace.(K).87Sultan’s.Palace.(O).124-5Sultan’s.Palace.(Y).395

paragliding.263passports.489,.490pearls.61diving.68history.67,.420-1.industry.69-70RAK.Pearls.Museum.(UAE).321

petroglyphs,.see also.archeological.sitesJebel.Jassassiyeh.(Q).228

Jubba.(SA).249Tawi.(O).180Umm.al-Daraj.(SA).258

photography.486,.see also individial countries

pilgrimage,.see.hajjplanetariums.88,.89,.127

planning.18-19,.see also.itineraries,individual locationsBahrain.42budgeting.19calendar.of.events.24-6internet.resources.19itineraries.27-31Kuwait.43Oman.43Qatar.43Saudi.Arabia.44travel.seasons.18-19,.24-6

United.Arab.Emirates.44visas.489Yemen.44

plants.109-10,.199,.234,.393

poetry.234,.353-4,..429-30, see also.books,.literature

politics.413-14,.see also individual countries

population.413,.424,.see also individual countries

pottery.170prayer.beads.233Prophet.Hud.396public.holidays.486-7,.see

also individual countriespublic.transport.497

QQal’at.al-Bahrain.(B).62Qalhat.(O).149-50qat.385,.402Qatar.43,.209-40,.211accommodation.235-6activities.236alcohol.237arts.233-4basics.18books.236budget.210,.236,.237climate.209culture.209,.232-3customs.regulations.236dangers.238disabilities,.travellers.with.238

drinks.210,.237environment.234-5exchange.rates.210food.210,.237highlights.211history.231-2internet.access.237itineraries.210

legal.matters.237measures.239media.239money.237nature.209opening.hours.237photography.237politics.229postal.services.237public.holidays.238safety.238,.477smoking.239telephone.services.238travel.seasons.209travel.to/from.238-9travel.within.239-40visas.238weights.239wildlife.235women.travellers.238

Queen.Arwa.385Queen.of.Sheba.20,.389Quran.452..Quranic.schools.382-3Qurayat.(O).144Qurm.(O).127

rrabies.501Ramadan.39,.452,.464,.

486rappelling.169Ras.Al.Khaimah.(UAE).

321-5,.322Ras.Al.Khor.Wildlife.

Sanctuary.(UAE).304Ras.al-Hadd.(O).151Ras.al-Jinz.(O).150-1Ras.al-Junayz.(O).150-1Ras.al-zour.(K).99Ras.Madrakah.(O).189Rawdah.Bowl.(O).182Red.Fort.(K).100Red.Sands.(SA).250Red.Sea.14Red.Sea.Coast.(Y).379-83Rejal.Al-Maa.(SA).264religion.413,.429,.451,.

458,.see also.Islam,.individual countries

religious.police.277Riffa.Fort.(B).64Riyadh.(SA).243-50,..

246-7,.248accommodation.246-7emergency.services.248festivals.243,.246food.247-8internet.access.249

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rock.hyrax.188rosewater.167Royal.Opera.House.Muscat.

(O).127-8,.29 Rub.al-Khali.(Empty.

Quarter).tours.188,.274ruins.14,.see also.archeo-

logical.sitesAden.Tanks.(Y).387‘Arsh-Bilquis.(Y).389-90Great.Ma’rib.Dam.(Y).388,.389

Madain.Saleh.(SA).259-61,.14

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Rustaq.(O).174

SSa’da.(Y).378,.379Sabaean.Empire.398Sabah,.Abdullah.al-Salem.

al-.104Safa’iq.(O).160safety.19,.363,.476-80,.

488,.496,.see also women.travellers,.individual locationshitching.496-7solo.travellers.487-8

sailing.218Saiq.(O).166Sakharat.al-Fil.(SA).258-9Salalah.(O).182-7,.183tours.188

Salalah.Tourism.Festival.(O).26,.184

Saleh,.Ali.Abdullah.397-9Sana‘a.(Y).366-74,..366,.

368-9accommodation.370-1activities.367-70drinks.372

emergency.services.373food.371-2history.366-7internet.access.373medical.services.373money.373orientation.373postal.services.373safety.370shopping.372sights.367-70tourist.information.373tours.370travel.to/from.373-4travel.within.374

sand.dunes.337,.342Sar.(B).63Saudi.Arabia.44,.241-83,.

244-5accommodation.273-4activities.274-5architecture.271-2arts.271-2basics.18-19books.270budget.242,.273,.275children,.traveling.with.275

climate.241culture.241customs.regulations.275,.276

dangers.277-8discount.cards.274drinks.242economy.266.environment.272-3exchange.rates.242festivals.243,.246food.242,.275.hajj.436-48highlights.244history.266-8internet.access.275internet.resources.242itineraries.242legal.matters.275-6maps.276measures.274media.276money.276mutawwa.277nature.241opening.hours.269,.276-7

photography.277politics.266population.268-70postal.services.277

Ramadan.277religion.269,.270-1safety.277-8,.477smoking.274telephone.services.278terrorism.266,.278travel.seasons.241travel.to/from.280travel.within.280-3visas.243,.246,.278-9weights.274women.269,.278,.280youth.268

Sawadi.(O).176-7Sayh.plateau.(O).182Sayun.(Y).395Scientific.Center.(K).85seas.471security,.see safetySeeb.(O).141-2September.11.266Shabwa.(Y).390Shada.Palace.(SA).262Shaharah.(Y).379Shaikh.Nasser.al-Sabah.

Mosque.(K).90Shamal.(UAE).323Shams/Tibat.border.324,.

360Shana’a.(O).152Sharia’a.452-3Sharjah.(UAE).15,.311-17,.

312-13Sharjah.Biennial.(UAE).315Sharjah.Desert.Park.

(UAE).317Sharjah.Heritage.Museum.

(UAE).311Sharjah.International.Book.

Fair.(UAE).315Sharqiya.(Wahiba).Sands.

(O).155-7,.10, 23.Shatti.al-Qurm.(O).127-8Sheba’s.Palace.(UAE).

323sheesha.462Sheikh.Ebrahim.bin.

Mohammed.Al-Khalifa.Centre.for.Culture.and.Research.(B).67

Sheikh.Mohammed.Centre.for.Cultural.Under-standing.(UAE).295

Sheikh.Saeed.al-Maktoum.House.(UAE).291

Sheikh.zayed.354Sheikh.zayed.Grand.

Mosque.(UAE).328,.7Sheikh.zayed.Mosque.

(UAE).345

Shibam.(Haraz.Mountains,.Y).375

Shibam.(eastern.Yemen).394-5,.15.

ships.192,.see.also.dhowsShiite.Muslims.450Shisr.(O).189shopping.20,.see also.mar-

kets, souqs,.individual locationsbargaining.485,.487festivals.92-3,.298.gold.216,.291language.506pearls.(B).61

Shwaymiyah.(O).189Sinaw.(O).159Sinkhole.Park.(Hawiyat.

Najm.Park).(O).147Sir.Bani.Yas.Island.(UAE).

338-40Ski.Dubai.(UAE).298smoking.487, see also

individual countriessmuggling.379,.383snake.bites.479Snake.Gorge.(O).165Snoopy.Island.(UAE).348snorkelling.484Al.Aqah.(UAE).348Bandar.Jissah.(O).142Bandar.Khayran.(O).143Damanayat.Islands.(O).177

Mirbat.(O).188,.190Muscat.(O).130Sawadi.(O).176Socotra.(Y).391

Socotra.(Y).391-4,.391Sohar.(O).172-3.Souq.al-Milh.(Y).367Souq.Marbarakia.(K).89.Souq.Waqif,.Doha.(Q).216souqs.12,.20,.432,.see

also.marketsAbha.(SA).262.Abu.Dhabi.(UAE).327.Al.Ain.(UAE).340-1Al-Hudayda.(Y).380Bab.al-Kabir.(Y).385.Beit.al-Faqih.(Y).382Doha.(Q).216,.217,.224Dubai.(UAE).291,.294Ibb.(Y).384.Ibra.(O).157-8.Jeddah.(SA).252Jibla.(Y).385Kuwait.City.(K).89,.90,.91,.97.

Manama.(B).60.

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12,.29.Nairiyah.265Nizwa.(O).162.Old.Jeddah.(SA).253Riyadh.(SA).250.Salalah.(O).184Sana‘a.(Y).367,.370.Sharjah.(UAE).312,.316,.15

Sinaw.(O).159Sohar.(O).173

sport.433-5,.see also.individual sports

sporting.events.24-6,.236Abu.Dhabi.Grand.Prix.(UAE).330.

Dubai.Marathon.(UAE).24

Dubai.World.Cup.(UAE).24,.298.

Formula.One.Abu.Dhabi.(UAE).26

Formula.One.Bahrain.25Power.Boat.GP.(Q).25Qatar.ExxonMobil.Open.24

Stark,.Freya.85Sultan.Qaboos.193Sultan’s.Armed.Forces.

Museum.(O).127Sultan’s.Palace.(O).124-5Sunni.Muslims.450Suqutra.(Y),.see.Socotra.

(Y).Sur.(O).144-7,.145surfing.392,.484,.see also.

beachesswimming.91,.92,.160,.

181,.302,.479,.see also.beaches

TTaif.(SA).256.Ta’izz.(Y).385-6,.386-7Taqah.(O).187Tareq.Rajab.Museum.(K).

16,.84,.16Tarim.(Y).396taxis.497-8Telegraph.Island.(O).181telephone.services.488,.

see also individual locations

television.230Temple.of.Bilqis.(Y).390Temple.of.the.Moon.(Y).

389-90terrorism.278,.404-5

theatre.97,.223,.306theme.parks.100,.316,.329,.

see also.water.parksThesiger,.Sir.Wilfred.162,.

340Thilla.(Thula).(Y).376thobe.428Thumrait.(O).189Tihama.(Red.Sea.Coast;.Y).

379-83time.488,.506tipping.485Tiwi.(O).148-9toilets.488tombsAl-Ayn.(O).170-1Bat.(O).170-1Bin.Ali.Tomb.(O).188Jaylah.(O).154Jebel.Khuraibah.(SA).258

Job’s.Tomb.(O).187Madain.Saleh.(SA).259-61,.14

Rawdah.Bowl.(O).182.Tomb.of.Bibi.Miriam.(O).149-50

tourist.information.488tours.188,.491-2,.see

also.walking.tours,.individual locations..mountain.safaris.(O).179turtle-watching.(O).150

tower.houses.370,.371,.378trading.routes.415-17trains.498transport.490-8,.507travel.seasons.18,.see

also individual countriestravel.to/from.the.Arabian.

Peninsula.490-2,.see also individual locations

travel.within.the.Arabian.Peninsula.492-8,.see also individual locations

travellers.cheques.485Tree.of.Life.(B).66trekking,.see.hikingTribeca.Film.Festival.

(Q).219tuberculosis.501Turkish.baths.484turtles.26,.202,.472turtle-watching.150,.152Damanayat.Islands.(O).177

Masirah.(O).159-62Oman.152Ras.al-Jinz.(O).150-1

typhoid.501-2

UUbar.(O).191,.194Umm.Al.Quwain.(UAE).

319-21Umm.Salal.Ali.(Q).227Umm.Salal.Mohammed.

(Q).227umrah 279, 446,.see

also.hajjUnesco.World.Heritage.

Sites.414Al.Ain.Oasis.(UAE).343.Al-Ayn.(O).170-1Bahla.Fort.(O).169Bat.(O).170-1Bida.Bint.Saud.(UAE).343

Dir’aiyah.(SA).250,.251Hili.Archaeological.Park.(UAE).343

Shibam.(Y).395,.15 zabid.(Y).382-3

United.Arab.Emirates.44,.284-361,.286accomodation.355alcohol.353arts.353-4.basics.18-19budget.285,.355,.356business.352-3children,.travel.with.355-6

climate.284culture.284,.352-3customs.353customs.regulations.356drinks.285,.356driving.358economy.351-2environment.354-5etiquette.353exchange.rates.285festivals.315,.335-6food.285,.356gay.travellers.356highlights.286history.349-51internet.access.356-7internet.resources.285itineraries.285legal.matters.357lesbian.travellers.356media.357money.357.nature.284opening.hours.357photography.357politics.351postal.services.358

public.holidays.358safety.358,.477-8telephone.services.358toilets.358tours.361travel.seasons.284travel.to/from.359-60travel.within.360-1visas.324,.359women.352.women.travellers.359

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