Local time
Sun, 5:54 AM GMT+4Asia/MuscatCityCapital
Muscat
23.61° N, 58.59° E
- Population
- 734,697
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 7
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 7 cities of Oman in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Oman, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Muscat
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Muscat, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Muscat have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name derives from the Arabic name "Masqat," which is said to mean "hidden." It refers to the range of hills that isolate the port city from the rest of the country.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person