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5 Best Places to Visit in Oman

Oman is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is officially known as the Sultanate of Oman and Islam is its official religion. Muscat is the Oman’s port capital which sits on the Gulf of Oman. It is surrounded by mountains and desert. Muscat is famous for its modern, marble-clad Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. It is also famous for its antiquity which you can see in the shopping malls with cliff top landmarks such as the 16th-century Portuguese forts, Al Jalali and Mirani, looming over Muscat Harbor. Oman is one of the…