Airline Tickets to Muscat

Muscat, which is the capital of Oman, is only a small part of larger cities and towns grouping some 40kms along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. Locally this area is called the 'Capital Area' or the 'Muscat Municipality'. The interior plains of the Ad Dakhiliyah Region border Muscat to the south, while the Gulf of Oman forms the northern and western periphery of the city. The water along to coast of Muscat runs deep, forming two natural harbours, in Muttrah and Muscat. The Western Al Hajar Mountains run through the northern coastline of the city.

Muscat a commercial centre of the country and also a thriving and strategically located port of the Arabian peninsula. The city's appearance is combined of medieval buildings and constructions and modern once. Both give the city its originality and ambience. The seaside, ceremonial palace of H.M.Sultan Qaboos Said, situated between steep rocky hills, offers a spectacular night view.

Actually, there isn't much to see in Muscat. One of the places of interest is the Al-Alam Palace. It is mostly a ceremonial building as the Sultan prefers another palace near Seeb due to its being secluded and never seen by outsiders. There is also a number of attractive mosques and the Beit Al-Fransi, which used to be the French Embassy, the Beit al-Zawawi, former British Embassy, and one more building, where the American Embassy used to be located. There are two forts in the city but they are rarely open to the public.

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Muscat Airport, Oman, PO Box 1, Seeb Airport, Muscat CPO 111, OMAN
Tel: +968 (0)519210, +968 (0)519310
Fax: +968 (0)510122, +968 (0)510707