Capital City | Muscat |
Capital location | 23 37 N, 58 35 E |
Capital - history | the name, whose meaning is uncertain, traces back almost two millennia; two 2nd century A.D. scholars, the geographer PTOLEMY and the historian ARRIAN, both mention an Arabian Sea coastal town of Moscha, which most likely referred to Muscat |
Capital - time difference | UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |