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Muscat (مسقط) is the capital and the biggest city in Oman and has about 750,000 inhabitants. It is located in the northern part of the country along the coast roughly where the Indian Ocean meets the Persian Gulf. The city is one of the oldest cities in the entire Middle East and people have been living here for almost 2000 years.
From the Muscat Travel Guide
Me and my friend stayed at Hotel Golden Oasis for a few nights while diving with the Oman Dive Center further down the coast. It's a good location if you're only in Muscat to dive with ODC, but since it's at the end of Muscat it's not so good if you aim at exploring what Muscat has to offer. ... more
Some middle east countries
A really easy contry to visit, where you see history and culture is the Oman. Flights into Muscat are cheaper now and there are some great places to stay for a few says........ www.omandivecenter.com if you wanted to do some diving. You could head off to Salala, fantastic place (avoid just after ramadan ...
You know you live in a desert when…
… school gets called off because of rain. I woke up today to… thunder? Muscat gets about a sum total of 5 inches of rain every year, and we got about 4 of them today. It was, by Muscat standards, a major storm. School gets called off, even when the school is within walking distance. Our school got ...
Posted in Rock the Casbah 2007 by mc327503
Day 3
I am not entirely sure what day it is, but it is our first morning in Muscat. I feel tired and confuse, but happy to finally be here. Even though I am sure that I am quite safe here I don't feel fully ...
Posted in Oman by SarahMay86
The home stretch...
, and memories associated with Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sohar, Sur, Salalah, Abu Dhabi, and all the rest. For example, I don't think I'll ever see Muscat on a map and not think of my homestay family from here on out ...
Posted in Rock the Casbah 2007 by mc327503