Fast Facts

-Location

Muscat is located in the North East of Oman. To the North and the West of the city lies the Arabian Sea. To the south lie the plains of the Dakhiliya Region. To the East lies the Ash Sharqiya Region.

-Dialing code
+968

-Emergency numbers
Police- 999

-Population
549,000

-Languages
Arabic, English, Hindi, Swahili

-Time zone
GMT/UTC + 4

-Average January temperatures
22 º Celsius (71.6 º F)

-Average July temperatures
38.5 º Celsius (100 º F)

-Annual rainfall
10 cm

Electricity
220/240 Volts, 50 Hz