Al ‘Āmrāt ( ar, العامرات) or Al Amirat is a city 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 ...

, in northeastern

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 ...

. Al Amarat is the fifth (out of six) most populated province in the Muscat Governorate after

itself, As Seeb, Bawshar and

Muttrah Muttrah, ( ar, مطرح) administratively a wilayah (province), is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of t ...

. Al Amarat is categorized as a

Wilayat A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", " province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes ...

with its own Wali (Mayor) office, municipality, police station, and government offices.

Location and Surrounding states

Al Amirat is located in the middle of Muscat Governate, surrounding it

from the north, and Bawshar from the west, and Muscat (the state) from the east, and Dema Wa Thaieen from the south west.

History landmarks in Al Amirat

The state merges the past and present as there are existing houses and

Souqs A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the W ...

that are made from Omani

Sarooj Sarooj is a traditional water-resistant mortar used in Iranian architecture, used in the construction of bridges, and yakhchal.

which is proved to be standing strong until now. There are also a couple of forts and defensive towers scattered across the state. In addition to that, there is also the historical AlKhufaiji Mosque, which is believed to be built in the reign of Sayed Hilal Bin Ahmed AlBusaidi (The eldest son of Ahmed bin Said, the first of the Al Said Dynasty) which is circa 1750. The mosque was built from cement and gravel, and it is located at a top of a hill, there is a long staircase leading to the mosque made from

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Al Amirat People

Al Amirat people were not different from other Omanis, the majority of people worked in farming and livestock caring, the locals excel in pottery and have their unique artistic touches in their craft. AlSirren Nature reserve is also located in the state, which mainly preserves the life of Capra and Gazelle.

Al Amirat Mountain View point

Perhaps the most famous (Or infamous if you're driving) thing about Al Amirat, is the way there, if you went from Bawshar way, the way has many sharp turns and constantly going upwards and downwards, which makes it a headache to even thinking about driving that way, but to compensate that, the view from the top of the mountain is unworldly.

References

Populated places in the Muscat Governorate {{Oman-geo-stub