Oman – Natural History Botanic Garden
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| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||||
| COUNTRY | Omán | |||
| INSTITUTION NAME | “Natural History Botanic Garden Oman” | |||
| MAIN ADDRESS | Natural History Botanic Garden c/o Natural History Museum Ministry of National Heritage and Culture P.O.Box 668 Al-Khuwair, Muscat (Oman)Tel: +96824641374; +968241510 |
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| DESCRIPTION | ||||
| AREA | No information available | |||
| LATITUDE | 23,61 | |||
| LONGITUDE | 58,59 | |||
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||||
| STATUS | State | |||
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Botanic Garden depending on the Natural History Museum | |||
| DATE FOUNDED | 1985 | |||
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Native species | |||
| TAXA | No information available | |||
| PROGRAMMES | Gives an interesting tour of Oman’s flora and fauna. Showcases display the country’s indigenous species: mammals, insects, birds, and the adjoining whale room houses a huge skeleton of a sperm whale which was washed up on one of Oman’s beaches around 27 years ago | |||
| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | No information available | |||
| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | No information available | |||
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
www.omanet.om/english/tourism/entert/museums.asp?cat=tour&subcat=entert1 www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_Natural_History_Museum “Botanic gardens in the Arabian Peninsula”. Ahmed H. Al Farhan, Ibrahim M.N. Aldjain, Jacob Thomas1, Anthony G. Miller, Sabina G. Knees3, Owen Lewellyn & Ali Akram |
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