MUSCAT: A new report published by the Big Seven Travel stated that the Sultanate of Oman is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world and it is also the oldest independent Arab country.
The report also pointed out that people have been living in the Sultanate for at least 106,000 years. With such a long history, Oman has many archaeological sites of importance and five sites have been classified as the UNESCO World Heritage.
The Oman capital is located on the Gulf of Oman where mountains and desert surround the city. People have lived in the Muscat region for about 2,300 years, but the first writings of the city date back much further, to about the first century AD.
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The report has emphasised that the city has a wonderful blend of architecture that depicts Arab, Portuguese, Persian, Indian, African and modern Western influences in it.
The report stated that the Sultanate of Oman was an empire, and by the 18th century, the Oman empire extended all the way from present-day Oman to the eastern coast of Africa.
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat is one of the most famous landmarks in Oman. It took six years and four months to complete its construction. The grand mosque is made of 300,000 tons of Indian sandstone and is the largest mosque in the province accommodating up to 20,000 worshippers.
