Bayt al Falaj | |
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Capital area suburb | |
Coordinates: 23°36′N 58°33′E / 23.600°N 58.550°E | |
Country | Oman |
Governorate | Muscat Governorate |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time) |
Bayt al Falaj is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. [1] It was the site of Muscat's airport and main operating base for the country's air force (which opened in 1929), [2] prior to the opening of Muscat International Airport at Seeb in 1973. [3]
It is also the location of the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum inside the old fort, built by the sultan Said bin Sultan in 1845. [4] The fort had been the Headquarters of the sultan's Armed Forces up until the 1970s. [5]
The office of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible For Defence Affairs is located in a new headquarters complex in Bayt al Falaj camp; [6] as well as the SAF Command and Staff College. [7]
The offices of the Royal Navy of Oman's Oman National Hydrographic Office is also based in Bayt al Falaj. [8]
Bayt al Falaj | |
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Capital area suburb | |
Coordinates: 23°36′N 58°33′E / 23.600°N 58.550°E | |
Country | Oman |
Governorate | Muscat Governorate |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time) |
Bayt al Falaj is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. [1] It was the site of Muscat's airport and main operating base for the country's air force (which opened in 1929), [2] prior to the opening of Muscat International Airport at Seeb in 1973. [3]
It is also the location of the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum inside the old fort, built by the sultan Said bin Sultan in 1845. [4] The fort had been the Headquarters of the sultan's Armed Forces up until the 1970s. [5]
The office of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible For Defence Affairs is located in a new headquarters complex in Bayt al Falaj camp; [6] as well as the SAF Command and Staff College. [7]
The offices of the Royal Navy of Oman's Oman National Hydrographic Office is also based in Bayt al Falaj. [8]