Mirbat

Mirbat
Town
One of Mirbat's several dilapidated Yemeni-style mud-brick structures
Mirbat Location in Oman
Coordinates: 16°59′19″N 54°41′32″E / 16.98861°N 54.69222°E / 16.98861; 54.69222Coordinates: 16°59′19″N 54°41′32″E / 16.98861°N 54.69222°E / 16.98861; 54.69222
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar Governorate
Time zone	+4 (UTC+4)

Mirbat (Arabic: مرباط‎‎) is a coastal town in the Dhofar governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about 16°59′19″N 54°41′32″E / 16.98861°N 54.69222°E / 16.98861; 54.69222. It was the site of the 1972 Battle of Mirbat between Communist guerrillas on one side and the Armed forces of the Sultan of Oman and their Special Air Service advisers.

Mirbat (Moscha) was involved in the export of frankincense in ancient times, to places as far as China.^[1]

References

↑ Ralph Kauz (2010). Ralph Kauz, ed. Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea. Volume 10 of East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies – East Asian Maritime History. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 130. ISBN 3-447-06103-0. Retrieved December 26, 2011.

Dhofar Governorate

Capital: Salalah

Adanham Al Haffah Amnot Araft Arkut Arzat Ash Shawr Azeyrenawt Bayt Fiqayt Bisaftir Buyut Aram Dubah Eerdeent Erqut Daham Geamawt Ghar Milah Gharnawt Gharnut Ghoff Glaet Habkayt Hayawt Hezar Indaf Jardum Jibjat Junawl Karshayt Kartlayt Khaftawt Khasur Khawr Rawri Khidr Marghuth Kinhat Kitheort Kizetakhayf Kusat Lub Ma`murah Mabni Madinat al Haqq Mirbat Nahiz Nahur Qadhait Qaftat Qarthit Rahn Raysut Rism Rudha Sahalnawt Sailal Salalah Sarkhar Sehab Sehaff Shuhayt Sikun Shikfainot Siserun Sudh Taqah Teetaan Thamarit Thissor `Awqad Bayt Fadil `Awqad Bayt Marhun

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