17 Facts About Muscat Oman

Since the ascension of Qaboos bin Said as Sultan of Oman in 1970, Muscat has experienced rapid infrastructural development that has led to the growth of a vibrant economy and a multi-ethnic society.

Muscat Oman is termed as a Beta - Global City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

The city lies on the Arabian Sea along the Gulf of Muscat Oman and is in the proximity of the strategic Straits of Hormuz.

Muscat Oman's economy is dominated by trade, petroleum, liquified natural gas and porting.

Power over Oman shifted from the Yahmad tribe to the Azdi Nabahinah clan, during whose rule, the people of coastal ports such as Muscat prospered from maritime trade and close alliances with the Indian subcontinent, at the cost of the alienation of the people of the interior of Oman.

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Muscat Oman renamed the country the Sultanate of Oman, in an attempt to end to the interior's isolation from Muscat.

The first five-year development plan in 1976 emphasised infrastructural development of Muscat Oman, which provided new opportunities for trade and tourism in the 1980s–1990s, attracting migrants from around the region.

The hills in Muscat Oman are mostly devoid of vegetation but are rich in iron.

Petroleum Development Oman has been central to Muscat's economy since at least 1962 and is the country's second largest employer, after the government.

Mina'a Sultan Qaboos, Muscat Oman's main trading port, is a trading hub between the Persian Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and the Far East with an annual volume of about 1.

Muscat Oman is home to multibillion-dollar conglomerate CK Industries with their headquarters located in Ruwi.

Ethnic makeup of Muscat Oman has historically been influenced by people not native to the Arabian Peninsula.

In 2017 the Sultanate of Oman unveiled the Mushaf Muscat, an interactive calligraphic Quran following a brief from the Omani Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs.

Mall of Muscat is home to Oman Aquarium and a snow park which will be opened in late 2019.

Muscat Oman area is well serviced by paved roads and dual-carriageway connects most major cities and towns in the country.

However, in Muscat Oman, asking for the fare beforehand often demonstrates a passenger's newness and unfamiliarity with the area.

The relatively recent and artificial nature of the state of Muscat Oman makes it difficult to describe a national culture; however, sufficient cultural heterogeneity exists within its national boundaries to make Muscat Oman distinct from other Arab States of the Persian Gulf.