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Rustaq
Ar-Rustāq (ٱلرُّسْتَاق) | |
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Wilayah and town | |
![]() View of the city from Rustaq Fort, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background | |
Coordinates: 23°23′27″N 57°25′28″E / 23.39083°N 57.42444°E | |
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Governorate | Al Batinah South |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 120,000 |
Rustaq (Arabic: ٱلرُّسْتَاق, romanized: Ar-Rustāq) is a town and Wilayah (District) in Al Batinah Region of northern Oman. The wilayah is in the Western Hajar Mountains, in the south of the Batinah. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during the era of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi.