Muscat Gate Museum
The Muscat Gate Museum is a museum located in the fortress walls on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman. Opened in January 2001, the museum contains displays about Oman's history from the Neolithic times to the present.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: public history museum. in Muscat, Oman
- Also known as: “Mathaf Bawwabat Masqat”, “Matḩaf Bawwābat Masqaţ”, and “Muscat Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Alam Palace and Al Mirani Fort.
Al Alam Palace
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al Alam Palace is the ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Oman. It is used for official functions like welcoming foreign dignitaries and heads of state. Al Alam Palace is situated 1 km east of Muscat Gate Museum.
Al Mirani Fort
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Al-Mirani is a fort located in the harbor of the city of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort existed prior to the Portuguese invasion and was later rebuilt by the Portuguese in 1587. The fort became the first to use cannons in Oman. Al Mirani Fort is situated 650 metres east of Muscat Gate Museum.
National Museum
Museum
Photo: Mohammedkhamisnasserkhamis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman is located in Old Muscat, Oman. It was developed as a result of a ten-year collaboration between the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, the Royal Estate Affairs of Oman, Jasper Jacob Associates, and Arts Architecture International Ltd, and opened to the public in 2016. National Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Muscat Gate Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalbuh and Riyam.
Kalbuh
Neighborhood
Kalbuh is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. It is home to a small park, the Kalbuh Park, which faces the Arabian Sea.
Muscat
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muscat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman and its most important and populous city. It has been inhabited since at least 1000 BCE and for centuries was an important trading port on the Maritime Silk Road.
Muscat Gate Museum
- Category: museum
- Location: Muscat Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
23.61766° or 23° 37′ 4″ northLongitude
58.58689° or 58° 35′ 13″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
7HMWJH9P+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 200263244OpenStreetMap feature
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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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