Bait Al Zubair

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Bait Al Zubair
بيت الزبير
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Bait Al Bagh, main building of the museum
Location Al Saidiya Street, Muscat, Oman Flag of Oman.svg
Website www.baitalzubairmuseum.com

Bait Al Zubair is a museum, located on Al Saidiya Street, Old Muscat, Oman. [1]

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The museum has an extensive collection of ancient weapons, including khanjar, household equipments,and costumes (most of which derive from the owner's private collection). Outside the museum is a full-scale Omani village and souk. [2]

<i>Khanjar</i> cold weapon

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References

  1. ↑ "Bait Al Zubair". TripAdvisor . Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bait al Zubair". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
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