Al-Bustan, Oman
Al Bustān
البستان | |
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Village | |
UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time) | |
| Bandar Al Rowdha East Breakwater Lighthouse | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal post |
| Height | 7 m (23 ft)  |
| Shape | cylindrical post[1] |
| Focal height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Range | 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) R 5s |
Al Bustān (
(23°34'15.02"; 58°36'32.70"E, 8 m altitude). Its cemetery was used during the Samad Late Iron Age.23°34′15″N 58°36′33″E / 23.57083°N 58.60917°E
Overview
In 1991 the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture became aware of the cemetery, close to the Al-Bustan Palace.
In the same year a team from the German Mining Museum in Bochum excavated seven graves.
Sources
- ISBN 3-89646-634-8.[1]
- ISBN 978-3-447-10127-1
- Paul A. Yule, Valourising the Samad Late Iron Age, Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27/1, 2016, 31‒71.
External links
See also
References
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 13 October 2016
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.
Capital: Muscat | |
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| Authority control databases: Bandar Al Rowdha East Breakwater Lighthouse |
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