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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
Unit: 24TH ID
Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS
Box ID: BX001433
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Document Number: 17
OMAN'
o@
CArtTAL*/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)
LocAL,nNm. ZULU +4, @ +9
LANGUAGES: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi,
Urdo, Indian dialects
'MMGRARIFY
Gen@. 95% desert wasteland and mountains, 5%
meadows and pastures.
Major Features. Oman has 3 distinct topographic
arm: (1) Flat coastal strips of relatively fertile lafid
that extend, in the north, from Mu=t to Uic UAP-
botdcrand, in tbcsouth, surround tbccityo[Salalah;
(2) 2 mountainous regions deeply scan-cd by wadis:
the al-Hajar mountain chain, which parallels the coast regions of Oman. Sutum'erwinds frequently raise largo
of the GuLf of Oman and reaches an elevation o(3 '107 @nd oad dust stot= In the Interior of the country.
metcrs in the north, and the Dhofar Mountains, which
border the Saialah plain in the south; (3) the vasigravel WATE]T StIrPLY
desert, which extends from the northeast to the south- Sources. Oman Im sparse natural fresh water re-
WCS4 covers almost thm-fourths of die couauy, and sources.
becomes a sandy wasteland in the Rub at-Khali PotnbiijtyfrreatmeuL Ali water sour= should
be'.
Saudi Arabian border. treated before consumption or MO in washing
stairs.
CLINIATE
General. Oman's climate is among the hottest in the ELranticm/rLuGg Crab A)
world, and the coastal areas experience very high AC 50 1 @ 2401415 volts; plugs are types D and 0. A
humidity. Temperatures commonly reach 49'C during Pioundiniz conductor Is required In the electrical cotd
the summer, which lasts from April to September, and a@ttached to appliances.
rarely drop below 18' C in the cooler season, from
December Oirougli March.Dic h@dity averages 65- ANimAt,iilRr.-ATs
80%, but the aver-age annual mwall is only 100-125 Snakes. (Tab B - andvenin sources)
MM. llydrophidne - Sea Snakest flydrophiscyarlocblchu,
Seasonal. During the summer (May to September), IL gracitis, IL topemoldes, 11. ortialus ornatus, 11.
there is a strong monsoon in the sou(Itern, coastal spira[LY, Lopemis citrus, Pelagic (Peltwtlsptaturus),
71talas.tophis viperiiuis
MUSCAT
TEMPERATURE Jon Feb Mar Apr I&y Un U Avg Sop Oct Nov Boo
Moon do-@ moamum CC) 24 24 27 32 36 37 35 33 33 33 29 26
27 23 2i
PRECIPITA'NON
Moan MN (mm) 25 Is 10 a <1 @i <1 ct 0 3 to Is
FIRSTLIGHT om os2a oci i os4e os2g os2e o534 0544 0550 0554 0005 0021
LASTLIGHT 1&13 1848 IM IpDt 1911 1922 1025 1912 1048 i824 10ii lot$
paow @ tmlight locw @wd Um)
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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
Folder Seq # = 5
Subject = MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
Document Seq # = 68
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 19-JUL-1996