Al-Mirani Fort

Fort Al-Mirani (Arabic: قلعة الميراني) is a fort, originally built by the Portuguese, in the harbour of the city of Old Muscat, Oman.

Fort Al-Mirani
Muscat, Oman
Fort Al-Mirani (background left)
Site history
MaterialsStone
View of Muscat, with Fort Al Jalali and Fort Al Mirani.
Fort of Al-Mirani: old piece of artillery.

History
Main article: Capture of Muscat (1552)

In the 1552 Capture of Muscat, an Ottoman force consisted in 4 galleons, 25 galleys, and 850 troops attacked the city of Muscat.[1] They captured the city and its fort.[2] The recently built Fort Al-Mirani was besieged for 18 days with one piece of Ottoman artillery brought on top of a ridge. The fort was captured and its fortifications destroyed.[3][2]

References
  1. Maritime India-Trade, Religion and Polity In the Indian Ocean by Pius Malekandathil p.117
  2. Historical Muscat: an illustrated guide and gazetteer John Peterson p.118
  3. Historical Muscat: an illustrated guide and gazetteer John Peterson p.48

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