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'''Mirbat''' ({{lang-ar|مرباط}}) is a coastal town in the [[Dhofar]] governorate, in southwestern [[Oman]]. It is located at about {{coord|16|59|19|N|54|41|32|E}}. |
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'''Mirbat''' ({{langx|ar|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 [[Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces|armed forces of the Sultan of Oman]] and their British [[Special Air Service]] advisers. |
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Mirbat (Moscha) was involved in the export of [[frankincense]] in ancient times, to places as far away as China.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJibpHfnw94C&q=According+to+Li+Xun%2C+frankincense+originally+came+from+Persia.92+Laufer+refers+to+the+Xiangpu+fftff+by+Hong+Chu+%5C%25Ws+%28%3F&pg=PA130 |access-date=December 26, 2011|title=Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea|year=2010|series=East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies – East Asian Maritime History|volume=10|author=Ralph Kauz|editor=Ralph Kauz|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |page=130|isbn=978-3-447-06103-2|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Mirbat also houses the mausoleum of Bin Ali. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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{{wikivoyage|Mirbat}} |
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* [[Battle of Mirbat]] |
* [[Battle of Mirbat]] |
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==References== |
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{{Oman-geo-stub}} |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Oman]] |
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{{Dhofar Governorate}} |
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[[Category:Coastal settlements]] |
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{{coord|16|59|19|N|54|41|32|E}} |
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[[de:Mirbat]] |
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[[ar:ولاية مرباط]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in the Dhofar Governorate]] |
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[[it:Mirbat]] |
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Oman]] |
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[[ja:ミルバト]] |
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{{Oman-geo-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 28 October 2024
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Mirbat | |
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Town | |
 One of Mirbat's several dilapidated Yemeni-style mud-brick structures | |
  Mirbat Location in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 16°59′19″N 54°41′32″E / 16.98861°N 54.69222°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Dhofar Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (+4) |
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.
See also
[edit]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mirbat.
References
[edit]- ^ Ralph Kauz (2010). Ralph Kauz (ed.). Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea. East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies – East Asian Maritime History. Vol. 10. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-447-06103-2. Retrieved December 26, 2011 – via Google Books.
16°59′19″N 54°41′32″E / 16.98861°N 54.69222°E
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