Qurayyat, Oman

Qurayyat is a small fishing town 83km southeast of Muscat, Oman, adjacent to the towns of Sur, Diman Wa Tayeen and Aamerat.[1]

Qurayyat قريات
Village
Qurayyat Location in Oman
Coordinates: 23.320°N 58.908°E / 23.320; 58.908
Country	Oman
Governerate	Muscat
Population
• Total	54,337
Time zone	UTC+4 (+4)

Qurayyat (Curiate) Portuguese Fortress in the 17th century. Antonio Bocarro" Livro das plantas de todas as Fortalezas,cidades e povoações da Índia Oriental"

Purple - Portuguese in Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th centuries. Main cities, ports and routes.

A popular stopping point on the way to Sur, Qurayyat is in itself also a very popular destination for Muscat.

On 28 June 2018, Qurayyat set the record for the highest daily "low" temperature ever recorded: 42.6 degrees Celsius.[2]

Portuguese

The Portuguese arrived in the 16h century. The village was a strategic point to control the Oman Gulf and access to the Persian Gulf. It was part of a chain of fortresses the Portuguese Empire had in this region. The Fortress and village were drawn in the beginning of the 17th century for a book by Antóno Bocarro.

See also

• List of cities in Oman

References

1. "Qurayyat". Governorate of Muscat. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
2. "Quriyat in Oman breaks world temperature record". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2018.