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Muscat

مسقط

The capital of the Sultanate of Oman on the Gulf of Oman, an old trading port; Oman is the centre of the Ibadi school.

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Arabia
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Muscat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, on the Gulf of Oman, and an ancient commercial port. Oman is a centre of the Ibadi school. 1

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Birthplace of
Ali bin Said of Zanzibar· Azzan bin Qais· Haitham bin Tariq· Taimur bin Feisal· Turki bin Said
Place of death of
Faisal bin Turki Al Busaidi· Turki bin Said
Burial place of
Qaboos bin Said
Home of
Said bin Sultan

People and things also explored

Al Bu Said dynasty· Faisal bin Turki Al Busaidi· Turki bin Said· Zanzibar· Haitham bin Tariq· Qaboos bin Said· Said bin Sultan· Taimur bin Feisal

Sources

  1. GeoNames gazetteer
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islam.museum contributors. “Muscat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/muscat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.

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Al Bu Said dynasty

Draft card for the Al Bu Said, the ruling house of Oman since Ahmad ibn Said in 1744, which also ruled Zanzibar; the page not yet checked.