Taqah (Arabic: طاقة) is a coastal town in the Dhofar governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E / 17.03722; 54.40361Coordinates: 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E / 17.03722; 54.40361.
[edit] Places of interest
- Approx. 2 km after the western entrance to the town there is a mosque. In its cemetery Mazoon al-Mashani, the mother of Sultan Qaboos, is buried. Under identical marble gravestones an uncle and a grandfather of the Sultans are buried.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Cf. Plekhanov, Sergey: A Reformer on the Thrones: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, London: Trident press, 2004, p. 279.
[edit] External links
Oman
