Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a country on the south-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It is Oman's main city: the government sits there, and much of the country's business and travel passes through it.

Muscat is the capital city of OmanMuscat（馬斯喀特）是阿曼的首都，a country on the south-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula阿曼是位在阿拉伯半島東南角的國家，on the coast of the Gulf of Oman就在阿曼灣的海岸邊。It is Oman's main city它是阿曼最主要的城市：the government sits there政府設在那裡，and much of the country's business and travel passes through it全國大部分的商業和往來也都經過那裡。

Always write a capital M. In the news, 'Muscat' can stand for the city and, a little loosely, for Oman's government, the way people say 'Washington' for the US government.

Always write a capital M開頭一律要大寫M。In the news, 'Muscat' can stand for the city在新聞裡，「Muscat」可以指這座城市，and, a little loosely, for Oman's government也可以比較鬆散地指阿曼政府，the way people say 'Washington' for the US government就像人們用「Washington」來指美國政府一樣。

The English name of the city comes from Arabic masqaṭ. Though actually English also has muscat as a grape and a (often sweet) wine — that is a different word, borrowed from French, not from Arabic. This entry is the city.

The English name of the city comes from Arabic masqaṭ這座城市的英文名字來自阿拉伯文masqaṭ。Though actually不過事實上，English also has muscat as a grape and a (often sweet) wine英文裡還有另一個muscat，指的是一種葡萄和（通常是甜的）葡萄酒——that is a different word, borrowed from French, not from Arabic那是另一個字，是從法文借來的，不是從阿拉伯文來的。This entry is the city這個條目指的是城市。