Al Dhalam Souq (Market of Darkness) – the Muttrah Souq, one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman and the most important one (located on the route to India an China), near Muscat harbour.
Built two hundred years ago (initially from mud and palm leaves). Some of the alleys are so narrow and stalls so crowded that the sunlight cannot enter. Hence the name of the souq.
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Port Sultan Qaboos (Muscat Port) – one of the main ports in Oman, completed in 1970s as Mina Qaboos, now shifting its role from commercial to cruise ship port (cargo operations are being taken over by Sohar Industrial Port).
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Mutrah (Muttrah) a district of Muscat, Oman. Center of the country’s commerce before oil era.
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