Muttrah
Sign in to savethumb|View of the Corniche thumb|281x281px|Portuguese Fortress of Muttrah (Matara) in the 17th century thumb|282x282px|Purple – Portuguese Empire|Portuguese in the Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes. Muttrah, () administratively a province, is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of the largest seaports of the region is located there. Other landmarks include Souq Muttrah, a traditional bazaar and Sour Al-Lawatiah, a small
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Muttrah
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.native_name
- مطرح
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Province
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Muttrah Corniche
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Oman
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe caption
- Interactive map outlining Muttrah province
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
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- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Oman
- Country
- Oman
- Located in
- Muscat Governorate
- Population
- +230881
- Area
- +42.93
- Image
- Muttrah-Muscat مطرح، مسقط 30.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Economy
- Souq Muttrah
- Infrastructure
- Port Sultan Qaboos
- History
- In popular culture
- Panorama
- Twin town
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|View of the Corniche thumb|281x281px|Portuguese Fortress of Muttrah (Matara) in the 17th century thumb|282x282px|Purple – Portuguese Empire|Portuguese in the Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes. Muttrah, () administratively a province, is located in the Muscat Governorate of Oman. Before the discovery of oil in Oman, Muttrah was the center of commerce in Oman (Muscat). It is still a center of commerce as one of the largest seaports of the region is located there. Other landmarks include Souq Muttrah, a traditional bazaar and Sour Al-Lawatiah, a small community of houses surrounded by an old wall. To the south lies Muscat District.
== Demographics== Muttrah had an estimated population of about 8,000 people when diplomat Edmund Roberts visited in the early 1830s. The district population was 234,225 as of 2022, down from 234,225 in 2016. It's the most densely populated province in the nation.