Muscat and Oman
Britishnoun
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One of the most recent notable land trades between states was Pakistan’s purchase of Gwadar, a port enclave in the country’s southwest, for $3 million from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in 1958.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Under Said Bin Taimur, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, which lies on the southeast corner of the Arabian peninsula, remained one of the most stagnant societies on earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the request of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yataghans at 15 Blocks On Franklin Roosevelt's desk, when reporters trooped into his office one day last week, lay a wicked-looking gold-handled seven-inch knife�a "yataghan," presented to him by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the despotic reign of his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, Muscat and Oman* as the country was known before Qabus shortened the name�was not far removed from the 15th century.
From Time Magazine Archive
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