Rustaq

Rustaq
Ar-Rustāq (ٱلرُّسْتَاق)
Wilayah and town
View of the city from Rustaq Fort, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background
Rustaq
Location in Oman
Rustaq
Rustaq (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 23°23′27″N 57°25′28″E / 23.39083°N 57.42444°E / 23.39083; 57.42444
Country Oman
GovernorateAl Batinah South
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
120,000

Rustaq (Arabic: ٱلرُّسْتَاق, romanizedAr-Rustāq) is a town and Wilayah (District) in the Al Batinah South Governorate of northern Oman in the Western Hajar Mountains. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during the era of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi.