The first Rustaq Fort was built by the Persians in the pre-Islamic period. It became the capital of the Ya'ruba dynasty and was subsequently re-built in the 17th Century. Oman's second largest fort,it sits at the foot of Jabal al Akhdar on the edge of the Batinah Plain.

The first Rustaq Fort was built by the Persians in the pre-Islamic period. It became the capital of the Ya'ruba dynasty and was subsequently re-built in the 17th Century. Oman's second largest fort,it sits at the foot of Jabal al Akhdar on the edge of the Batinah Plain.

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