Cluster · Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Morning only: non-Muslim visiting is limited to a morning window and closed on Fridays; go at opening, dress correctly, and keep an hour for the gardens.
Rules in force · 7Grand Mosque
- Oman ↗Check entry rules and apply for any e-visa only on the Royal Oman Police e-visa portal (evisa.rop.gov.om); lookalike sites charge extra.
- Oman ↗Dress modestly in public: shoulders and knees covered; swimwear only at beaches and hotel pools.
- Oman ↗Alcohol only in licensed hotels and restaurants; no drinking in public and drunkenness is an offence.
- Oman ↗Never drive or camp in a dry wadi when rain is forecast upstream; flash floods arrive without warning.
- Muscat Governorate ↗Wadi and mountain trips: use a licensed operator and check the weather; do not enter a wadi when rain is forecast.
- Muscat ↗Grand Mosque: women cover hair, arms and legs; men long trousers and sleeves; visiting is morning only and closed on Fridays.
- Muscat ↗Many taxis have no meter: agree the fare before you get in or use a ride-hailing app.
Bound and physics
The mosque complex and gardens in Bawshar; approximate box.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- marble courtyards, garden paths
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Gardens north-west (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Main gate approach north (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — Gardens north-east (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Visitor entrance west (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · shelter · valid: always
E — Main courtyard (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
F — Visitor centre east (field-verify)
toilet · seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
G — Gardens south-west (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
H — Southern arcades (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
I — Car park side south-east (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.2′, worst cell 5.2′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque — Go at opening for 60–90 minutes in a morning window that is closed on Fridays; dress covered, hair covered for women.
Edges out (directed)
- Muttrah Corniche & Souq
- Car east · ~25 min
Red lines here
- Women: cover hair, arms and legs with loose clothing; men: long trousers and sleeves.
- Remove shoes, keep voices low, and do not enter prayer halls outside visiting hours.