Port Sultan Qaboos (previously known as Mina Qaboos) is the largest port in

Muscat Muscat (, ) is the capital and most populous city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. ...

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. Originally developed as part of a "Greater

Muttrah Muttrah, () administratively a province, is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of the largest seaports of ...

" plan initiated by Qaboos bin Said al Said's predecessor, Said bin Taimur, the port’s construction was completed in the 1970s. It is operated and managed by Port Services Corporation S.A.O.G.. On 31 August 2014, the Ministry of Transport and Communications announced that the port would cease commercial operations in preparation for its transformation into a dedicated cruise ship port. Cargo operations have since been relocated to Sohar Industrial Port in

Sohar Sohar () is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town on the Gulf of Oman, Sohar has also been credited as the mythical birthp ...

. The government has cited congested road traffic in Muscat as a reason for the move. Port Sultan Qaboos also serves as the home port for the Oman Royal Yacht Squadron.

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Port Sultan Qaboos on World Port Source website
1974 establishments in Oman Geography of Muscat, Oman Economy of Muscat, Oman Transport in Muscat, Oman Ports and harbours of Oman {{Oman-geo-stub

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