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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, which was completed in the year two thousand and one, is considered one of the most important monuments of the city of Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman, where it sits on a geographical area estimated at 416,000 square meters, the second largest, and thus ranks the second Mosques of the world in terms of area, as it can embrace nearly twenty thousand worshipers, and in addition to that, the mosque is distinguished by its wonderful and elaborate architectural design, as it resides on its surface a huge dome, five towers, and a magnificent minaret The interior is a luxurious chandelier with a length of about fourteen meters, and the floor is covered with a large hand-woven rug.
Sultan’s Palace
The Sultan’s Palace (English: Sultan’s Palace) is located on Mirani Street near the port of Muscat, and it is a royal palace that was built in the place previously occupied by the British embassy, where the palace is distinguished by its wonderful architectural design, and the golden, blue stone pillars.
Al Jalali Fort
Al Jalali Fort (English: Al Jalali Fort) is located on the top of a steep mountain near the port of Muscat, knowing that it was built in the year one thousand and eighty five thousand AD while the Portuguese were in order to protect the area from external invasions, and the fortification of the fort has been converted into a museum .
Oman National Museum
The Oman National Museum is located near the Sultan’s Palace in the old part of the city of Muscat, and it is considered the most important and largest museum in the Sultanate of Oman; it displays a large number of artifacts, heritage, archaeological, and antiquities that reflect the history of the region. Rich in Iraq, in addition to many rare pieces that reflect the reality of architecture, and Islamic culture in the Sultanate of Oman during the past ages, visitors and tourists can tour the museums side, and take a glimpse of the history of Oman, and T Inherit it.
The Zubair House Museum
The Bait Al Zubair Museum (English: Bait Al Zubair) is located in the old part of Muscat, and it opened in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight. It should be noted that it includes a number of buildings, the most prominent of which is the House of the Bagh, a building dating back to the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and the museum also contains within it many archaeological pieces, weapons, artworks, and handicrafts that reflect the different cultures in the different cultures in the different regions.
