Muscat, the port capital of Oman, turns out to be exactly as you imagine it...snow-white villas, hotel-palaces, and a grand opera theatre. But Oman is not equal to Muscat and a trip here is not equal to just the beach.
The feeling of zen, shopping in the perfumed boutiques of Amouage—the most famous, luxury fragrance brand in the Sultanate—played a significant role in shaping its refined image in the eyes of tourists.
Over the past decades, the former Sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, did almost the impossible to turn the country it into a mecca of refined relaxation.
In Muscat, a grandiose mosque was built in his honour. Until his recent death, real cultism reigned in Oman. The portrait of the Sultan flaunted on every souvenir, and on the birthday of the leader, the whole country changed into hues of white, green, and red.
This story is from the March 2022 edition of Harper's Bazaar India.
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