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Discover Hillat al Hisn in Oman

Hillat al Hisn in the region of Ash Sharqīyah is a town located in Oman - some 70 mi or ( 112 km ) South-East of Muscat , the country's capital .

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Local time in Hillat al Hisn is now 08:35 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Muscat " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sur, Al Sohar, Qasa'ah, Qalhat, and Nizwa. When in this area, you might want to check out Sur . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hillat al Hisn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Qalhat

The ancient city of Qalhat, or Galhat, is located just over 20 km north of Sur, in the Ash Sharqiyah Region of northeastern Oman.

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Located at 22.70 59.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, History of Oman, Populated places in Oman

Majlis al Jinn

Majlis al Jinn also Majlis al-Jinn (meeting/gathering place of the Jinn), local name: Khoshilat Maqandeli is the ninth largest cave chamber in the world, as measured by the surface area of the floor. It ranks higher when measured by volume. The cave is located in a remote area of the Selma Plateau at 1,380 metres above sea level in the Sultanate of Oman, 100 km south-east from Muscat.

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Located at 22.88 59.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Caves of Oman, Limestone caves, Wild caves

Oman LNG

Oman LNG is a LNG plant in Qalhat near Sur, Oman. The company was established by the Royal decree of Sultan Qaboos of Oman in 1994. The construction was launched in November 1996, and the plant was commissioned in September 2000. The main shareholder is the Government of Oman (51%) in cooperation with Royal Dutch Shell (30%), Total S.A. (5.54%), Korea LNG (5%), Partex Oil & Gas (2%), Mitsubishi Corporation (2.77%), Mitsui & Co. (2.77%), and Itochu Corporation (0.92%).

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Located at 22.66 59.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Liquefied natural gas plants, Oil and gas companies of Oman, Royal Dutch Shell subsidiaries

Qalhat LNG Terminal

Qalhat LNG Terminal which is also known as Port of Qalhat is situated in Ash Sharqiyah Region of Oman near Sur. This port is owned by Oman LNG LLC S.A.O.C.. Osaka Gas has a 3% equity interests in Qalhat LNG along with Itochu Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation. These three Japanese companies have a 9% stake in total and have entered into multi-year LNG supply agreements with Oman.

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Located at 22.66 59.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours in Asia, Transport in Oman

Wadi Bani Khalid

The Wadi Bani Khalid is in Northern Oman 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Wadi Bani Khalid is a wadi about 203 km from Muscat, Oman. It is the best-known wadi of the Sharqiyah region. Its stream maintains a constant flow of water throughout the year. Large pools of water and boulders are scattered along the course of the wadi.

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Located at 22.60 59.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Landforms of Oman, Wadi