Emergency
Ambulance, Fire & Police (9999) This number connects you to a switchboard in Muscat that contacts the appropriate department in Ibri. English spoken.
Ibri Police Department (25689218; west of the main roundabout next to the Al–Majd Hotel Apartments)

Internet Access
Ibri Buwabat Cyber Café (95133124; south of the Nizwa roundabout; ½ hour 300 baisa, 1 hr 500 baisa, 2 ½ hours OR1; 3:30pm – 12am). Skype and curtained booths available. Around 10:00pm (when everyone is Skyping) it can get noisy.

McAfee Internet Services (99208016; asser134@hotmail.com; north of the Mazda dealership on the main road; 1/2 hour 300 baisa, 1 hour 500 baisa; 7:00am-1pm & 4pm-12am Sat-Thu, 4:00pm-12am Fri) A faster connection than Buwabat but there’s no Skype.

Caffiyana Internet Café (no phone; north of the main roundabout at Masarrat Shopping Center, 3rd floor; per hour 500 baisa; 7:30am – 12am) A speedy connection with real coffee on-hand.

Medical Services
Oman Polyclinic (25689929; north of the Nizwa roundabout past Bat Marketing; registration 500 baisa, consultation OR1; 8:30am-1pm, 4:30pm-9:30pm) Good for non-emergency medical services. Next-door, the Al-Ariaf Pharmacy (25689929) keeps the same hours as the polyclinic.

Ibri Hospital (25691905; Emergency: 25691990; at the hospital roundabout; OR 5 per visit and an I.D. or passport is taken as collateral)

Money
The ‘financial district’ is around the main roundabout. Western Unions, ATM’s and exchange places abound.
Oman International Bank (25689036; 8am-1:30pm Sat-Wed, 8am-12:30pm Thu)
National Bank of Oman (25691161; 8am-2pm Sat-Thu)
Bank Muscat (25688293; at the Nizwa roundabout; 8am-1pm Sat-Wed, 8am-12pm Thu)

Post
Oman Post Main Office (25689294; www.omanpost.net.om; north of the Nizwa roundabout opposite the Ibri Polyclinic Sign; 8am-2pm Sat-Wed, 8-12 Thu, 4:30pm-7:30pm)

Telephone
When dialing landlines (numbers with 6 digits) outside of Ibri from a mobile phone (8 digit numbers) add a two-digit prefix. Prefixes by region: Dhofar 23; Muscat 24; Sharqiya & Al Dhahira 25; Batinah & Musandam 26; Masirah 25504. All numbers listed in this chapter include the prefix.

Tourist Information
There is currently no tourist office in Ibri but the Chairman of the Tourism Committee Mr. Al-Jassasi (99880101; hilalhn_2299@hotmail.com) plans to open one soon, insha’allah (God willing).