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Sultanate of Oman and the main holiday in the country. The holiday is currently celebrating the birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who ruled the country from 1970

The Portuguese first arrived in the country in the early 16th century, and now use Muscat as a fortified port to protect their trade routes to India. Unhappy with the presence of Portugal exploiting Oman, the Yarubi clan agreed to a treaty with the British East India Company to allow the British to enjoy their rights in their ports, in reprimand to the Portuguese government. On November 18, 1650, Imam Sultan bin Saif led a rebellion that expelled the Portuguese from Oman and its ports. This made Oman, the oldest independent country in the Arab world that ever existed.