Fort Al-Mirani
Fort Al-Mirani is a fort, originally built by the Portuguese, in the harbour of the city of Old Muscat, Oman.
Fort Al-Mirani | |
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Muscat, Oman | |
Fort Al-Mirani (background left) | |
Site history | |
Materials | Stone |
History
In the 1552 Capture of Muscat, an Ottoman force consisted in 4 galleons, 25 galleys, and 850 troops attacked the city of Muscat.[1] They captured the city and its fort.[2] The recently built Fort Al-Mirani was besieged for 18 days with one piece of Ottoman artillery brought on top of a ridge. The fort was captured and its fortifications destroyed.[3][2]
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