
Salalah is the capital and seat of the governor or Wali of the southern Omani province of Dhofar

Salalah is the second largest town in the Sultanate of Oman

The Sultan traditionally lives in Salalah rather than in Muscat (the capital and largest city)

The city of Salalah is known as the “perfume capital of Arabia

Oman is a country in Southwest Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula

Chief of state and government is the hereditary sultān, who appoints a cabinet to assist him

The sultan functions as an absolute ruler

The economy of Oman is dominated by its dependence on crude oil.

Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that make up the so-called "Cradle of Humanity"

Military bases in Oman were used in 2001 by US forces involved in ground raids against Taliban forces

Oman borders UAE in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest

The resting place of the biblical prophet Jobe in the nearby Jabal al Qar.

Salalah, Oman is also the alleged resting place of Nabi Imran, father of the Virgin Mary

Even though Oman is a modern country, western influences are quite restricted

Oman is famous for its khanjar knives

Great Omani Food

Salalah, despite lying in the Arabian desert, enjoys a temperate climate through most of the year