Muscat

Oman

Muscat is the capital and most populous city of Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information, the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. The metropolitan area includes six provinces, called wilayat, and spans approximately 6,500 km2. The Hajar Mountains dominate the view from Muscat. The city lies on the Gulf of Oman, near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.

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Country: Oman
Population: 734,697
Latitude: 23.61° N
Longitude: 58.59° E

Which way is Muscat from…

From Paris, Muscat lies at 99° to the east, 5,611 km as the crow flies.

Paris	99° east	5,611 km
London	99° east	5,831 km
New York	44° north-east	11,348 km
Madrid	88° east	6,034 km
Rome	101° east	4,696 km
Montreal	43° north-east	10,937 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	4° north	4,959 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Muscat is due north of Saint-Denis, on Réunion: aim at 4°, 4,959 km away. From London, though, a flat map would put it south-east, at 121°, while the compass says 99°, east, over Turkey and Iran. From New York, the gap reaches 55°: 99° on the map, 44° on the compass. Another landmark: Muscat shares its latitude with Havana.