Taqah

Taqah
Town
Taqah Location in Oman
Coordinates: 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E / 17.03722°N 54.40361°E / 17.03722; 54.40361
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar Governorate
Time zone	+4 (UTC+4)

Taqah: Scene

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.

Places of interest

Approx. 2 km after the western entrance to the town there is a mosque named Shaikh Al-Afeef(Arabic: الشيخ العفيف). 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]

See also

Dhofar Rebellion

References

↑ Cf. Plekhanov, Sergey: A Reformer on the Thrones: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, London: Trident press, 2004, p. 279.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taqah.

Oman Observer

Dhofar Governorate

Capital: Salalah

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