Oman - Muscat - Old City Gate and Museum

Oman
Muscat
Muscat Old City Gate and Museum
Opened in 2001

Muscat Gate used to act as an official gate for the old city of Muscat in ancient times that used to be shut off after sunset to stop movement in and out of the city at night.
The Gate was renovated and opened in its current form in the year 1995 with a photographic museum located on top of the gate that tells the history of Muscat.

The Muscat Gate Museum is a museum, located on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman.
Opened in January 2001, the museum contains displays about Oman's history from the Neolithic times to the present. It has a number of special exhibits on Muscat's water springs, the ancient wells, underground channels, the souqs, houses, mosques, harbors and forts.