1,720,000 (Urban Area)[2]
31,409 (Old Muscat Wilayat)[2]
• Density
491/km2 (1,270/sq mi)
• Metro
1,720,000[3]
Time zone
UTC+4 (GST)
Website
mm.gov.om
Muscat (Arabic: مَسْقَط, Masqaṭpronounced[ˈmasqatˤ]) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was 1.72 million as of September 2022.[4] The metropolitan area spans approximately 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)[5] and includes six provinces called wilayats, making it the largest city in the Arabian Peninsula by area.[citation needed] Known since the early 1st century AD as an important trading port between the west and the east, Muscat was ruled by various indigenous tribes as well as foreign powers such as the Persians, the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire at various points in its history. A regional military power in the 18th century, Muscat's influence extended as far as East Africa and Zanzibar. As an important port-town in the Gulf of Oman, Muscat attracted foreign traders and settlers such as the Persians, Balochs and Sindhis. Since the accession of Qaboos bin Said as Sultan of Oman in 1970, Muscat has experienced rapid infrastructural development that has led to the growth of a vibrant economy and a multi-ethnic society. Muscat is termed as a Beta - Global City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.[6]
The Hajar Mountains dominate the landscape of Muscat. The city lies on the Arabian Sea along the Gulf of Oman and is in the proximity of the strategic Straits of Hormuz. Low-lying white buildings typify most of Muscat's urban landscape, while the port-district of Muttrah, with its corniche and harbour, form the north-eastern periphery of the city. Muscat's economy is dominated by trade, petroleum, liquified natural gas and porting.
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^ abNational Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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^"The population of the Sultanate by the end of May 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
^الدراسات الاجتماعية. Ministry of Education, Sultanate of Oman.
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