Al Jalali Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort was built by the Portuguese under Philip I of Portugal in...

Fort Al-Mirani (Arabic: قلعة الميراني) is a fort located in the harbor of the city of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort existed prior to the Portuguese invasion...

others fled into the fort. They surrendered on 23 January 1650. Since Fort Al Jalali seems to have been the stronger of the two forts, it has been speculated...

Tourist attractions in Old Muscat include: Al Alam Palace Al Saidiya Street Bait Al Zubair Fort Al Jalali Fort Al-Mirani Muscat Gate Museum The National Museum...

had a palace, Bayt al-'Alam, built in the early 1800s on the foundations of the old sea wall between Al-Mirani Fort and Al Jalali Fort built in the 16th...

built the fortress now called Fort Al Jalali, then named Forte de São João. The top of the prominence on which the fort stands was first leveled, and...

Omanis. Among the most important castles and forts in Muscat, the Al Jalali Fort and the Al-Mirani Fort are the most prominent buildings left by the Portuguese...

the forts of al-Mirani and al-Jalali that guarded the harbor of Muscat. They kidnapped their brother Said bin Ahmad and imprisoned him in al Jalali. Ahmad...

revolt soon collapsed. Later one of Said‘s sons was held prisoner in Fort Al Jalali for a period by the governor of Muscat. Another son, Hamad bin Said...

Ottomans under command of Piri Reis before withdrawing. 1586-1588 - Fort al-Jalali and Fort al-Mirani completed. 1624 - Construction begins of "earthen land...