Definitions
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- noun a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
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Examples
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Even before Israel and Jordan signed their treaty last week, Arab businessmen from Masqat to Marrakech were slipping into Israel in record numbers, hoping to make a killing on peace.
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There are only two ports in all of CENTCOM that did not ever have a specific terrorist threat: Masqat and Victoria, in the Seychelles.
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Zufar*; note - the US Embassy in Oman says that Masqat is a governorate
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat, Musandam*, Zufar*; note - the US Embassy in Oman reports that Masqat is a governorate, but this has not been confirmed by the US Board of Geographic Names (BGN)
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Zufar*; note - the US Embassy in Oman reports that Masqat is a governorate, but this has not been confirmed by the US Board of
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Government, but there are 3 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Masqat, Musandam, Zufar
The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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JAMIE MCINTYRE, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Good morning from Masqat, Oman, where U.S.
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Bahrayn, Ahsá, Koweit, Qatar, Dubai, Masqat, Aden, heralding convocation of historic Bahá’í Convention in the Arabian Peninsula, destined to culminate in the erection of a pillar of the Universal House of Justice in the midmost heart of the Islamic world.
Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927
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