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Place · Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosqueجامع السلطان قابوس الأكبر

Go at opening for 60–90 minutes in a morning window that is closed on Fridays; dress covered, hair covered for women.

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Key facts

Time on site
60–90 min
p95 120 min
Price
Free
Hours
unknown
Best time
at opening
quietest window
28″ bags
Painful
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque: painful
Getting there
Car to the visitor entrance
  • Go at opening
  • Free entry
  • Shoes off inside
  • Queue: switch at 20 min

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Rules in force · 8Grand 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.
  • Oman ↗The road up Jebel Akhdar is 4x4-only past the Birkat al Mawz police checkpoint; saloon cars are turned back.
  • 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.
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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

45min

Worthwhile

60min

Typical

90min

p95

120min

Non-Muslim visiting is limited to a morning window, closed on Fridays and on some holidays; the exact hours are not printed until verified on the official site.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Car to the visitor entrance
Exit
—
Ticket
free · official site
Stairs
unknown
Shoes
Shoes off before the prayer hall and courtyards where signs say.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Cruise-ship groups and weekends are busiest; weekdays after opening are calm.
Sensory load
2/5
Exposure
medium
Queue rule
Switch if the queue passes 20 min; come back when under 10.

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Visitor centre (shade)

  2. crowd

    The gardens

Nearest rescue anchor: D — Visitor entrance west (field-verify)

Red lines

  • Women: hair, arms and legs covered; men: long trousers and sleeves.
  • No photos of worshippers; follow the visitor signs.

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Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

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Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

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