Mirbat Explained

Mirbat
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Oman
Pushpin Label Position:below
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Oman
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Oman
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Dhofar Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:+4
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:16.9886°N 54.6922°W

Mirbat (Arabic: مرباط) is a coastal town in the Dhofar governorate, in southwestern Oman. It was the site of the 1972 Battle of Mirbat between Communist guerrillas and the armed forces of the Sultan of Oman and their British Special Air Service advisers.

Mirbat (Moscha) was involved in the export of frankincense in ancient times, to places as far away as China.[1]

Mirbat also houses the mausoleum of Bin Ali.

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16.9886°N 54.6922°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea. December 26, 2011. 2010. East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies – East Asian Maritime History. 10. Ralph Kauz. Ralph Kauz. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag . 130. 978-3-447-06103-2. Google Books.