Al Jalali Fort

Al Jalali Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of , . The fort was built by the Portuguese under Philip I of Portugal in the 1580s on an earlier fortress to protect the harbor after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces.
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  • Fort
  • Description: fort in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman.
  • Also known as
    “Fort Al Jalali”
    “Jalālī”
    “Qal‘at al Jalālī”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al Alam Palace and Al Mirani Fort.

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is the ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Oman. is situated 290 metres west of Al Jalali Fort.

Fort
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Fort Al-Mirani is a fort located in the harbor of the city of , . is situated 460 metres west of Al Jalali Fort.

Museum
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The of the is located in , . is situated 700 metres southwest of Al Jalali Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muscat and Kalbuh.

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is the capital of the Sultanate of and its most important and populous city.

Neighborhood
is a village in , in northeastern .

Neighborhood
is a village in , in northeastern .

Al Jalali Fort

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Latitude
23.61665° or 23° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
58.59768° or 58° 35′ 52″ east
Open location code
7HMWJH8X+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9042570084
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
412222
Wiki­data ID
Q5470710

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al Jalali Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الجلالي”
  • Chinese: “杰拉利堡”
  • Galician: “Forte Al Jalali”
  • German: “Fort Al Jalali”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Al-Jalali”
  • Japanese: “アル・ジャラーリー要塞”
  • Korean: “알자라리 요새”
  • Persian: “قلعه جلالی”
  • Portuguese: “Forte Aljalali”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Al-Jalali”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Al Džalali”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Al Jalali”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ جلالی”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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