Things to Do in Oman

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Telegraph Island

Telegraph Island (also known as Arabic: جزيرة تليغراف‎, Jazīrat al Maqlab, and Şaghīr) is located in the Elphinstone Inlet or Khor Ash Sham, the inner inlet of Khasab Bay, less than 400 meters off the shore of the Musandam Peninsula, and less than 500 meters south of much larger but…

Mushrif Park

Mushrif Park (in Arabic: حديقة مشرف) is 5.25 square kilometre (1300 acre) family-oriented park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the eastern part of the city (near the suburb of Khawaneej), about 16 km (10 mi) from the traditional center of Dubai.

Jabal Bil Ays

Jebel Jais (Arabic: جَبَل جَيْس‎, romanized: Jabal Jays) is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has an elevation of 1,934 m (6,345 ft).

Jabal Yibir

Jabal Al-Mebraḥ (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْمبْرَح‎), also known as Jabal Yibir (Arabic: جَبَل يِبِر‎), is a 1,727 m (5,666 ft) tall mountain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Located in the Western Hajar Mountains, it has a prominence of around 300 m (980 ft) from its parent pea…

Battle of the Gulf of Oman

The Battle of the Gulf of Oman was a naval battle between a large Portuguese armada under Dom Fernando de Meneses and the Ottoman Indian fleet under Seydi Ali Reis.

Jabrin

Jabrin, also known as Jabreen, (Arabic: جبرين‎) is a small town in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate in northeastern Oman near Nizwa and the Jabal Akhdar Mountains.The town is known for its impressive castle, which was built by the Yaruba dynasty Imam Bil'arab bin Sultan, who ruled from 1679 to 1692…

Sultan's Armed Forces Museum

The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces, located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman.

Jebel Fayah

Jebel Faya (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْفَايَة‎, romanized: Jabal Al-Fāyah; FAY-NE1) is an archaeological site and limestone hill or escarpment near Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, located about 50 km (31 mi) east of the city of Sharjah, and between the shoreline of the Gulf and A…

The Archaeological "Tomb of Maleha"

Meliha Archaeological Centre is a visitor centre and exhibition based around the history and archaeology of the areas surrounding the village of Mleiha in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.

Al-Muwaiji Fort

Qasr Al Muwaiji (Arabic: قَصْر ٱلْمُوَيْجِعِي‎, romanized: Qaṣr Al-Muwayjiʿī), or "Muwaiji Fort", is a fort in the central part of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands

The Al Hajar montane woodlands is a temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in the Al Hajar Mountains on the eastern Arabian Peninsula, which extends across portions of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.The ecoregion includes the upper elevations of the Al Hajar Mountains in the eas…

Jabal ash Sham

Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams (Arabic: جَبَل شَمْس‎, romanized: Mountain of Sun) is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of Al Hamra town.It is known as Jabal Shams because it is the first place to receive sunrise in Oman due to its high peak.

Jebel Akhdar

The Jebel Akhdar or Al Jabal Al Akhdar (Arabic: ٱلْجَبَل ٱلْأَخْضَر‎, romanized: Al-Jabal Al-Akhḍar, lit. 'The Green Mountain'), is part of Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman.

Al Hoota Cave

Al Hoota Cave (Arabic: كَهْف ٱلْهُوْتَه‎, romanized: Kahf Al-Hūtah) is a cave located in Al-Hamra', Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman, that is 5 km (3.1 mi) long.

Old Nizwa

The Nizwa Fort is a large castle in Nizwa, Oman built in the seventeenth century. It is a popular tourist destination.

Bibi Mariyam Tomb

The ancient city of Qalhat, or Galhat (Arabic: قلهات‎) (in the map of Abraham Ortelius, it named as Calha), is located just over 20 km north of Sur, in the Ash Sharqiyah Region of northeastern Oman.Marco Polo visited Qalhat in the 13th century, referring to it as Calatu.

The National Museum

The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman is a museum located in Oman. It was developed by the Ministry of Culture and opened to the public in 2016.

Al Alam Palace

The Al Alam Palace (Arabic: قصر العلم‎ Qaṣr al-ʿAlam, "Palace of the Flag") is a palace located in Old Muscat, Oman. It was used as a ceremonial palace by Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said.

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).

Muscat Gate Museum

The Muscat Gate Museum is a museum located on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman.Opened in January 2001, the museum contains displays about Oman's history from the Neolithic times to the present.

Ed-Dur

Ed Dur, also known as Al Dour and Ad Dour (Arabic: ٱلدُّوْر‎, romanized: Ad-Dūr, lit. 'The Houses') is an Ancient Near Eastern City, today located in Umm Al Quwain, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Jiwani Coastal Wetland

The Jiwani Coastal Wetland is a wetland located in Balochistan, Pakistan, near the town of Jiwani. The site is one of the 19 Ramsar sites in Pakistan and was inducted in 2001.

Espakeh castle

Espakeh castle (Persian: قلعه اسپکه‎) is a historical castle located in Nik Shahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Middle Ages Historical periods after Islam.

Chanef Castle

Chanef castle (Persian: قلعه چانف‎) is a historical castle located in Nik Shahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Qajar dynasty.

Heriduk Castle

Heriduk castle (Persian: قلعه هریدوک‎) is a historical castle located in Nik Shahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Qajar dynasty.

Nik Shahr castle

Nik Shahr castle (Persian: قلعه نیکشهر‎) is a historical castle located in Nik Shahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Parthian Empire.

Bidaa Bint Saud

Bidaa Bint Saud (Arabic: بِـدَع بِـنْـت سـعـوْد‎, romanized: Bidaʿ Bint Saud) is an archaeological site in Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, notable for its Hafit Period tombs, Iron Age irrigation systems and rare remains of an Iron Age building thought to have b…

Al Badiyah Fort

Al-Bidya Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة‎, romanized: Masjid Al-Bidyah, sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah (ٱلْبِدِيَة) or Al-Badiyah (ٱلْبَدِيَة)) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates.

Ras al-Jinz

Raʾs al-Jinz (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْجِنْز‎) or Raʾs al-Junayz (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْجُنَيْز‎), located in Ash-Sharqiyyah South Governorate, Oman, is the easternmost point of the Arabian Peninsula.

Bahla Fort

Bahla Fort (Arabic: قلعة بهلاء‎; transliterated: Qal'at Bahla') is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel 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.

Nakhal Fort

Nakhal Fort (Arabic: قَلْعَة نَخَل‎, romanized: Qalʿat Nakhal) is a large fortification in Al Batinah Region of Oman. It is named after the Wilayah of Nakhal.

Ad Dimaniyat Islands

The Ad Dimaniyat Islands is a protected area in Oman.The Nature Reserve is located in Wilayat AlSeeb in the Muscat Governorate and lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) off the coast of Barka (70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Muscat, the capital).

Al Jalali 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 to protect the harbor after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces. It fell to Omani forces in 1650.

Fort Al-Mirani

Fort Al-Mirani is a fort, originally built by the Portuguese, in the harbour of the city of Old Muscat, Oman.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.

Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre

Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre is a museum, located on Seih Al Maleh Street, Al-Qurum, Muscat, Oman.The museum was established 1995 as a donation from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).