Muscat Gate Museum

The Muscat Gate Museum is a history museum located above the Muscat Modern Gate on Al Saidiya Street in Old Muscat, Oman. The structure housing the museum was built in 1995 at the entrance to Old Muscat; the gates of the former walled city were historically closed before sundown.

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Building
…lies at an elevation of 23 metres (75 feet)
Description: public history museum. in Muscat, Oman
Also known as
“Matḩaf Bawwābat Masqaţ”
“Muscat Gate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al Alam Palace and Al Mirani Fort.

Al Alam Palace

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Al Alam Palace is the ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Oman. Al Alam Palace is situated 1 km east of Muscat Gate Museum.

Al Mirani Fort

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Fort Al-Mirani is a fort located in the harbor of the city of Old Muscat, Oman. Al Mirani Fort is situated 650 metres east of Muscat Gate Museum.

National Museum

National Museum

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The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman is located in Old Muscat, Oman. National Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Muscat Gate Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalbuh and Riyam.

Kalbuh

Kalbuh is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman.

Riyam

Riyam is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman.

Muscat

StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Muscat Gate Museum

Category: museum
Location
Muscat Governorate
Oman
Middle East
Asia
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Latitude

23.61766° or 23° 37′ 4″ north

Longitude

58.58689° or 58° 35′ 13″ east

Open location code

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Indonesian—“Muscat Gate Museum” goes by many names.

Arabic: “متحف بوابة مسقط”
Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی دەروازەی موسکات”
Chinese: “马斯喀特城门博物馆”
French: “musée de la porte de Mascate”
French: “Musée de la porte de Mascate”
Indonesian: “Museum Gerbang Muskat”

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