Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs
Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs is an administrative facility in Muscat Governorate, Oman. Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs is situated nearby to the suburb Wadi Kabir, as well as near the neighborhood Suraj.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum and Sultan’s Armed Forces 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 3½ km northeast of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum
Museum
The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces, located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman. Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum is situated 2½ km northwest of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir
School building
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir was founded in 1941 as a Gujarati Medium School for the children of the business community members and was called Seth Khimji Ramdas Arya Kelavani Mandal Muttrah School functioning from a building in close proximity to Muttrah souq till 1989 when it was shifted a temporary location in Darsait and finally to Al Wadi Al Kabir. Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir is situated 1¼ km south of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wadi Kabir and Suraj.
Wadi Kabir
Suburb
Wadi Kabir is a Township near Ruwi in the Omani capital Muscat, in northeastern Oman. On July 15, 2024, three Islamic State gunmen opened fire at the Shia Imam Ali Mosque in the township, marking the first incident of a terrorist attack in Oman's history. Wadi Kabir is situated 2½ km south of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Suraj
Neighborhood
Suraj is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. Suraj is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Riyam
Neighborhood
Riyam is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. Riyam is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs.
Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs
- Type: Administrative facility
- Also known as: “Al Mudiriyah al `Ammah lil Muwasafat wa al Maqayis”, “D.G. of Standards and Specifications”, and “Directorate General of Standards and Specifications”
- Category: government building
- Location: Muscat Governorate, Oman, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
23.59274° or 23° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
58.56342° or 58° 33′ 48″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
7HMWHHV7+39GeoNames ID
8149443
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In Other Languages
“Al Mudīrīyah al ‘Āmmah lil Muwāşafāt wa al Maqāyīs” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المديرية العامة للمواصفات و المقاييس”
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