Sultan's Armed Forces Museum

The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum is a military history museum, located in the 150-year-old Bait Al Falaj Fort, once the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan's Armed Forces,[1] located on Al Mujamma Street, in the Ruwi area near Muscat, Oman.[2] It was graciously inaugurated in 1988 by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, who was supreme commander of the Armed Forces until his death in 2020.

Sultan's Armed Forces Museum
The Seal of Royal Armed Forces of Oman
Established1988
LocationAl Mujamma Street, Bayt al Falaj, Ruwi, Oman
TypeMilitary history museum.
DirectorMinistry of Defence

The museum has an extensive collection related to Oman's military history, national conflicts; with displays of weapons (such as guns and cannons), service uniforms, an external display of military vehicles, military music instruments, medals and even an jet aircraft ejector seat and a parachute on display.[3]

Introduction

The royal gesture to designate Bait-Al-Falaj Fort to house the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum means the opening of a new page in the record of Omani mighty military power and the documentation of a new era in its modern development being the only heir of the triumphant glories of the Omani military. The museum is meant to tell the forthcoming generations the story of the progressive development that Sultan's Armed Forces has achieved by the powerful hands and sacrifices of the Omani during the renaissance era under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the reviver of the glories of Oman and the leader of its blessed renaissance.

References
  1. Worrall, James J. (2013). State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire. I.B.Tauris. p. XVII. ISBN 9781848856349. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. "Armed Forces Museum in Oman". www.memphistours.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. "Sultan's Armed Forces Museum". Omanet.om. Retrieved January 18, 2009.

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