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Maqta'ah Destination Guide

Discover Maqta'ah in Oman

Maqta'ah in the region of Ash Sharqīyah is a town located in Oman - some 60 mi or ( 96 km ) South-East of Muscat , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Maqta'ah

Local time in Maqta'ah is now 04:59 PM (Saturday) . 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, Sumayyah, Al Sohar, Nizwa, and Muscat. 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 Maqta'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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El Majlis El Jinn

3:18 min by Bryon Horton
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My visit to El Majlis El Jinn in Oman with friends. The decent was 170 meters. Majlis has the 2nd largest cavern in the world. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.88 59.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Caves of Oman, Limestone caves, Wild caves