page_title: Tourism in Oman
section_title: Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Oman / Historic and cultural locations / World Heritage Sites / Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
caption_attribution_description: English: Weltkulturerbe Gräber bei Al Ayn / Oman Deutsch: World Heritage Graves at Al Ayn / Oman
context_page_description: Oman is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. Tourism in Oman grew considerably during the 2000s, and a 2013 report predicted that it would become one of the largest industries in the nation. In 2018, Oman attracted about 4.2 million tourists from around the world, Of which 898,000 were from other arab nations, A massive increase from 2.1 million in 2017.
  Oman has various tourist attractions, particularly within the realm of cultural tourism. Muscat was named the best city to visit in the world by American travel guide publisher Lonely Planet in 2012, and was chosen as the Capital of Arab Tourism of 2012.
context_section_description: Remnants of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium BCE. The necropolis of Bat reflects the funeral practices of the early Bronze Age.
caption: The graves at Al-Ayn in Oman
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