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  • Al Jalali Fort

    Al-Jalali Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of the old city of Muscat, Oman. The fort was built by the Portuguese in the 1580s to protect the harbor after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces. It fell to Omani forces in 1650.
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    Al Jalali Fort
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    Al Jalali Fort

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    Oman

    Muscat Governorate

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    16th Century AD

    Portuguese

    Islamic

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    Portuguese & Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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