Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat

Name: Port Sultan Qaboos
Address: 905 Way, Muscat, Oman

#20 among attractions in Muscat

Boat or ferry, Piers and boardwalks, Harbor

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Port Sultan Qaboos is the largest port in Muscat, Oman. Developed initially as a part of a plan for a "Greater Muttrah" by Qaboos bin Said al Said's predecessor, Said bin Taimur, the port's construction was completed in the 1970s. The port is operated and managed by Port Services Corporation S.A.O.G. ()

Local name: ميناء قابوس Opened: 1974 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 23°37'38"N, 58°33'58"E

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905 WayMuscat Oman

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Port Sultan Qaboos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muscat Gate Museum, Bait al-Baranda Museum, Al Jalali Fort, Muttrah.

1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum
Muscat Gate Museum, Muscat
35 min walk • 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.
0.5 miSW
23°37'22"N • 58°33'39"E
Bait al-Baranda Museum, Muscat
12 min walk • Museum
1.1 miW
Forts and castles
Al Jalali Fort, Muscat
29 min walk • 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.
0.7 miS
Area
Muttrah, Muscat
19 min walk • Muttrah, administratively a wilayah, is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman.
1.5 miSW
Universities and schools
Majan College, Muscat
38 min walk • Majan College in Muscat, Oman, is located on a single campus in Darsait which is home to a multi-cultural academic community with more than a hundred multi-ethnic staff from various countries and a student population of over 3,500.