Sultan Qaboos Street (aka Sultan Qaboos Highway) is a major highway in
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) 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 ...
, the capital of
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
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It is named after
Qaboos bin Said
Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said, ...
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The following are close to Sultan Qaboos Street:
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Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos
Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos ( ar, مدينة السلطان قابوس) is a suburb of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. The Name "Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos" is an Arabic phrase that means "City of Sultan Qaboos." Sultan Qaboos was the mon ...
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Muscat International Airport
Muscat International Airport , formerly Seeb International Airport, is the main international airport in Oman and is located in Seeb, 32 km from the old city and capital Muscat within the Muscat metropolitan area. The airport serves as th ...
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Oman Children's Museum
The Oman Children's Museum is a children's science museum, located near Qurum Nature Park off Sultan Qaboos Street in a white-domed building in Muscat, Oman, Muscat, Oman.
The museum was established by the Ministry of National Heritage and Cultu ...
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Royal Opera House Muscat
The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is Oman's premier venue for musical arts and culture. The opera house is located in Shati Al-Qurm district of Muscat on Sultan Qaboos Street. Built on the royal orders of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the Royal Ope ...
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Muscat Expressway
Muscat Expressway () is a major highway in Muscat, Oman, Muscat, the capital of Oman.
The expressway runs largely parallel to Route 1 (Oman), Route 1 but further away from the coast and acts as a relief road. It is 54km long. The Batinah Expresswa ...
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Transport in Oman This article is about transport in Oman.
Highways
''total:''
62,240 km
''paved:''
29,685 km (including 1943 km of expressways)
''unpaved:''
30,545 km (2012)
Oman has two expressway grade highways, with the first 8 lane express ...
References
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Roads in Muscat, Oman