Muscat
capital of Oman
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Summary
Muscat is a big city[1]. Muscat draws 13,580 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #44 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Muscat Governorate[4]
- Country: Oman[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Oman[6]
- Instance of: province of Oman[7], national capital[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Amman[9], Akhisar[10], Afyonkarahisar[11], Portsmouth[12]
- Commons category: Muscat[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[14]
- Said to be the same as: Muscat Governorate[15]
- Significant event: Capture of Muscat[16]
- Official website: http://www.mm.gov.om/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Muscat, Oman[18]
- Commons gallery: Muscat[19]
- Population: 1,421,409[20]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
- Capital of: Oman[24], Muscat and Oman[25], Muscat Governorate[26]
- Official name: مسقط[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Muscat[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Muscat[29]
- Demonym: Mascataise[30], Mascatais[31], Maskatano[32]
- Native label: مسقط[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Muscat, Oman[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 69 m[35]
- Area: 3500 km²[36]
- History of topic: timeline of Muscat, Oman[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Muscat include Muscat International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Oman[40].
Why It Matters
Muscat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Muscat is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Muscat include Muscat International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in Oman[40].