Plan a trip to Oman

Places to see in Oman

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Bahla FortUNESCO

  قلعة بهلا

  Fort · Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

  Bahla Fort is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel Akhdar highlands in Oman and was the country's first UNESCO-listed fort added in 1987.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Francisco Anzola (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Archaeological Sites of BatUNESCO

  Bat Archaeological Site

  Ruins · Ad Dhahirah Governorate

  The Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn are a group of beehive tombs or necropolis from the Hafit period in the 3rd Millennium BC, located near a palm grove in Oman.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: F igy (Public domain). Map

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  QalhatUNESCO

  مدينة قلهات التاريخية

  Town · Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

  Qalhāt is a village in Oman, over 20 km north of Sur. The residential area is to the northwest of Wādī Ḥilm, and the ruins of the ancient city are located to the southeast. The ancient city is referred to as Calatu by Marco Polo and as Calha in the map of Abraham Ortelius.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Francesco Bini (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Al Wusta Wildlife ReserveUNESCO

  Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

  Park & nature · Al Wusta Governorate

  Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve, formerly called Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, is a nature reserve in the Omani central desert and coastal hills. In a much larger form it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Arabian Oryx Sanctuary.jpg (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Archaeological site of ShisrUNESCO

  Ubar

  Ruins · Dhofar Governorate

  The archaeological site of Shisr is located next to the village of Ash Shiṣr in Dhofar, Oman. The settlement was an inland trading post and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Land of Frankincense since 2000. It used to be an oasis.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ulf Rydin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Khor RoriUNESCO

  خور روري

  Ruins · Dhofar Governorate

  Khor Rori is a bar-built estuary at the mouth of Wādī Darbāt in the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, near Taqah. It is an intermittently closed/open lake/lagoon, with an inlet from Arabian Sea that is usually disconnected.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Snickeringshadow (Public domain). Map

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  Salalah

  صلالة

  City · Dhofar Governorate

  Salalah is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: StellarD (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

  جامع السلطان قابوس الأكبر

  Religious · Muscat Governorate

  The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is a Friday mosque located in Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman. Completed in 2001 in a contemporary Islamic style, it is the largest mosque in the country and can accommodate 20,000 worshipers.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mostafameraji (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Jebel Shams

  جبل شمس

  Mountain · Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

  Jabal Shams or Jebel Shams is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of the town of Al-Hamra.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andries Oudshoorn (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Ibri

  عبري

  City · Ad Dhahirah Governorate

  Ibri is a city and Wilāyat (Province) in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate, in northwest Oman.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Ibri Walls.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Jebel Jais

  جبل جيس

  Mountain · Musandam Governorate

  Jebel Jais is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has an elevation of 1,934 m (6,345 ft).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: IbrahimKumar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Duqm

  الدقم

  City · Al Wusta Governorate

  Duqm is a port town in Oman in the Al Wusta governorate on the coastal strip of the Arabian Sea open to the Indian Ocean. It is about 550 km from Muscat. As of 2017, the population was approximately 12,000.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: AbdullahAlMaani (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map