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Sultan's Armed Forces Museum

Coordinates: 23°36′35″N 58°32′45″E / 23.6096°N 58.5459°E / 23.6096; 58.5459
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Sultan's Armed Forces Museum
The Seal of Royal Armed Forces of Oman
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Established1988
LocationAl Mujamma Street, Bayt al Falaj, Ruwi, Oman
TypeMilitary history museum.
DirectorMinistry of Defence

The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces,[1] located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman.[2]

The museum has an extensive collection related to Oman's military history, national conflicts; with displays of weapons (such as guns and cannons), service uniforms, an external display of military vehicles, military music instruments, medals and even an jet aircraft ejector seat and a parachute on display.[3]

References

  1. ^ Worrall, James J. (2013). State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. p. XVII. ISBN 9781848856349. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Armed Forces Museum in Oman". www.memphistours.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Sultan's Armed Forces Museum". Omanet.om. Retrieved January 18, 2009.


23°36′35″N 58°32′45″E / 23.6096°N 58.5459°E / 23.6096; 58.5459