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In 1992, the then Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said, directed that his country should have a Grand Mosque. In 1993, a competition for the design of the proposed mosque took place. The building contract was awarded to Carillion Alawi LLC. [3] Construction commenced in December 1994, after a site was chosen at Bausher, and it took six years ...
Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque is a marble-clad marvel located off the Southern Expressway, at a height of 62.5 meters above sea level in Oman. Construction of the mosque commenced in the year 2008 and was completed in 2014. The construction activity brought together designers, materials, technologies, artists and suppliers from Iran, Italy, Germany ...
Shati Al-Qurum (also written Shatti Al-Qurm) is a residential locality and district situated on the coast of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. [1] Known for its upscale businesses and expensive homes, it is also notable as Muscat's Diplomatic District due to many embassies and consulates being located there.
The current palace, Qaṣr al-ʿAlam, was commissioned by Sultan Qaboos bin Said and erected in the same place between the two forts. The palace was designed by Indian architects, Shapoorji Pallonji, [ 2 ] in a very flamboyant style, [ 3 ] and was completed in 1972. [ 4 ] It has a unique façade of gold and blue columns.
Portuguese Empire (second fort) Al Jalali Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort was built by the Portuguese under Philip I of Portugal in the 1580s on an earlier Omani fortress to protect the harbor after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces. The fort fell to Omani forces in 1650.
Old Muscat. Coordinates: 23°36′50″N 58°35′38″E. Historic view of Old Muscat in 1876. Modern view of Old Muscat from the mountain road. Shiva temple in Old Muscat is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the Middle East. Old Muscat is the original historic city of Muscat, the capital of Oman, on the coast in the Gulf of Oman. [1][2]
The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: سلطنة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: دولة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Dawlat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān) during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab ...
Darsait is a residential locality in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. It is known for its wide array of residences ranging from small studio apartments to single-family villas. Darsait has a population around 150 to 200 thousand. It is also one of the more prominent localities of Muscat. This is where a majority of the Indian ...