🏛️ Ancient City of Qalhat

Oman · Asia · Cultural · 22.70°N, 59.38°E

Qalhāt is a village in Oman, over 20 km north of Sur. The residential area is to the northwest of Wādī Ḥilm, and the ruins of the ancient city are located to the southeast. The ancient city is referred to as Calatu by Marco Polo and as Calha in the map of Abraham Ortelius.

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Quick facts

Country	Oman
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	22.70°N, 59.38°E · view on map

Ancient City of Qalhat is a cultural World Heritage site in Oman, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ancient City of Qalhat was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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