馬斯喀特――“東西飄落之地”
北京奧運圣火于今日抵達阿曼首都馬斯喀特，圣火在馬斯喀特的傳遞將從陳列“蘇哈爾號”木船的布斯坦環島出發，經過希達卜港、阿萊姆王宮、馬斯喀特之門景區、馬斯喀特海濱大道、穆特拉赫傳統市場等馬斯喀特重要景點，最后在庫魯姆國家公園舉行火炬傳遞結束儀式，整個路線長度約為二十公里。
馬斯喀特港是古代中國和阿拉伯國家貿易的重要港口，是海上“絲綢之路”途經阿拉伯半島的唯一港口城市。阿曼是北京奧運會火炬傳遞途徑的唯一的阿拉伯國家。
馬斯喀特是阿曼首都，地處波斯灣通向印度洋的要沖，三面環山，東南瀕阿拉伯海，東北臨阿曼灣，依山臨水，風景秀麗，占有重要的戰略地位。 馬斯喀特是中世紀的一座古老的港口城市。在阿拉伯語中意為“東西飄落之地”。
Muscat
Muscat is the capital of and largest city Oman; a small nation located to the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. Though, not as old as the some other cities in Middle East, it has a character of its own and houses some fantastic attraction within its sphere. Stretching some 50 km in a linear direction from East to West, the city houses different districts.
Muscat is primarily a business centre although the many monuments it houses do give it a touch of age-old charm. A visit to the museums, monuments, and markets are essential to understand the character of the city.
For the adventure seekers there is the added option to indulge in different water sport activities such as jet skiing, fishing charters, dolphin shows, and much more. City has a good nightlife and a visit to the nightclubs and discos of the city can be quite exciting.
Muscat Festival, organised annually in the months of December and January is one of the greatest attractions of Muscat. Sports, music, dance, exhibitions, stage performances, children's activities, everything is the part of this grand festival.
Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr are the most important religious festivals and celebrated with great fanfare.
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