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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.
514
iNDeX .A
-.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
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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
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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
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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
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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,.
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Center.(K).107
518
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MMadain.Saleh.(SA).259-61,.
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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.
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(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
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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
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nature.116opening.hours.123,.204
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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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Riyadh.(SA).continuedmedical.services.249money.249orientation.248shopping.248sights.243tourist.information.249travel.to/from.249travel.within.249-50
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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
Mahram.Bilquis.(Y).390Sumhuram.Archaeological.Park.(O).187-8
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
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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
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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.
Map.Pages.000Photo.Pages.000
521iN
DeX .S-.W
Masafi.(UAE).346Mutrah.(O).123,.129,.138,.
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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Wadi.Bani.Kharus.(O).175
Wadi.Daw’an.(Y).396-7Wadi.Dayqat.dam.(O).144
Wadi.Dhahr.(Y).374Wadi.Dharbat.(O).188Wadi.Ghul.(O).13,.167-8Wadi.Hadramawt.(Y).394-7,.394
Wadi.Hoqain.(O).175Wadi.Khabbah.(O).154-5Wadi.Mayh.(O).143Wadi.Shab.(O).148Wadi.Shuhram.(O).189Wadi.Tayein.(O).154-5Wadi.Tiwi.149Wadi.Wurayah.(UAE).349
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Wadi.Adventure.(UAE).341
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Yas.Waterworld.(UAE).329
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Socotra.(Y).393Wadi.Dharbat.(O).188Wadi.Wurayah.(UAE).349
wind.towers.89,.217,.431,.433
windsurfing.92,.392.women.425-7,.428-9,.454.women.travellers.489Bahrain.76dangers.480Kuwait.113Oman.206.Qatar.238safety.480.Saudi.Arabia.278,.280United.Arab.Emirates.359
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