Al-Akhdhar
The site is located next to the Wadi Samad. In 1973–4, Shaikh Hamdan al-Harthi, a resident of Samad al-Shan, informed the newly formed Department of Antiquities of the existence of pre-Islamic graves at this site. A British team lead by D. Brian Doe an...
Al-Moyassar
During the course of explorations in 1973, archaeological sites came to light to the team of J.H. Humphries and R.H. Meadow. In 1976 the British D.B Doe & B. de Cardi conducted more extensive surveyed and returned to the area. Given its large size, a m...
Al-Nejd
Al-Nejd is an archaeological site in Ash Sharqiyah, Oman. It was a fortified village inhabited during the Samad Late Iron Age and possibly during Islamic times. The site was discovered in 2014 following the chance find of a coin by a local resident, an...
Archaeological Sites of Bat
The site of Bat is located inside a palm grove. Around 3000 BC there was an intense trade of copper (extracted locally) and stone (probably diorite) with Sumerians. Several Sumerian texts, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, called it Dilmun. The necropolis...
Bahla Fort
Bahla Fort is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Djebel Akhdar highlands in Oman and the country's only UNESCO-listed fort added in 1987.
The fort underwent massive restoration efforts and reopened in 2012. However, the comp...
Khor Rori
Khor Rorī is an Early South Arabian archaeological site near Salalah in the Dhofar region of modern Oman. The small fortified town was founded as an outpost for the kingdom of Ḥaḑramawt around the 1st century CE, but the site shows signs of Ḥaḑramite s...
Tomb of Job
The Tomb of Job is one of the alleged burial sites of Job. It is located in the hills overlooking the city of Salalah in Oman's Dhofar region.[1] For other such places in Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey, see Local traditions regarding Job.
Muscat
Muscat is the capital and largest city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat as well as the largest city in Oman. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate reached ...
Royal Opera House Muscat
The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is Oman's premier venue for musical arts and culture. The opera house is located in Shati Al-Qurm district of Muscat on Sultan Qaboos Street. Built on the royal orders of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the Royal Opera House ...
Al-Seeb Stadium
The Seeb Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Seeb, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Seeb Club. The stadium has a capacity of 14,000 people.
Both the Oman and Syria National football teams are ...
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex also known locally as, Boshar, is a government owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and also has facilities f...
Royal Oman Police Stadium
The Royal Oman Police Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Oman Club. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people., it was reduced to 12,000. The stadium is main...
Al Jalali Fort
Al Jalai Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort was built by the Portuguese Empire ordered by Philip I of Portugal in the 1580s to protect the harbor after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces. It fe...
Fort Al-Mirani
In the 1552 Capture of Muscat, an Ottoman force consisted in 4 galleons, 25 galleys, and 850 troops attacked the city of Muscat. They captured the city and its fort. The recently built Fort Al-Mirani was besieged for 18 days with one piece of Ottoman a...
Nakhal Fort
The fort, also known as Husn Al Heem, was named after the state of Nakhal where it exists above the old village of Nakhl. It has a history which dates back to the pre-Islamic period. Over the centuries, it underwent many renovations and improvements. I...
Nizwa Fort
It was built in the 1650s by the second Ya’rubi ; Imam Sultan Bin Saif Al Ya'rubi, although its underlying structure goes back to the 12th century. It is Oman's most visited national monument. The fort was the administrative seat of authority for the p...
The Chedi Muscat
The Chedi Muscat is a luxury 5-star hotel and restaurant in Al Azaiba, in northwest Muscat, Oman, set on a private beach. The hotel has 158 rooms and fuses together traditional Omani architecture with Zen, Arabic, Japanese and European influences.
Grand Hyatt Muscat Hotel
The hotel is often used for diplomatic conferences. The hotel has 280 rooms and is set in 10 acres (40,000 m2). It is designed in the traditional Arabian architectural style and has a large 14-metre high stained glass window overlooking the pool. The h...
Bait Al Zubair
Bait Al Zubair is a museum, located on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman.
The museum has an extensive collection of ancient weapons, including khanjar, household equipments,and costumes (most of which derive from the owner's private collection). O...
National Museum (Oman)
The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman, established by royal decree in 2013 and opened July 30, 2016, is the Sultanate's flagship cultural institution, showcasing the nation’s heritage from the earliest human settlement in the Oman Peninsula some...
