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Qalhat
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Qalhat
Qalhat,also known as Galhat, Calha, is an ancient city of located north of Sur, in the Ash Sharqiyah Region of northeastern Oman. The city served as an important stop in the wider Indian Ocean trade network scince the Bronze Age, and was also the second city of the Kingdom of Ormus in the 15th Century AD.
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Country: Oman
District: Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Old Omanis + Ormus Kingdom + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Ancient City of Qalhat
Date of Submission: 2013
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