Al Alam Palace

A trip to Al Alam Palace located in Old Muscat.

Tourists can enter this palace through the Kebir Gate in the ancient city walls.

Guarded by rocky cliffs, The Al Alam Royal Palace overlooks the Muscat harbor. This royal palace is guarded between the Al Jalali and Al Mirani Forts.

Some pictures of the forts and watch towers on the mountains surrounding Al Alam Palace.

The Al Alam Palace in Muscat is the official estate of the ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos. Visitors are allowed around the courtyard of this grand building.

"Al Alam" means "The Flag" in Arabic.

Visitors are not allowed inside the gates of the palace.

Al Alam Royal Palace was built in 1972 after Sultan Qaboos took the throne in 1970.

The fairytale towers

Courtyard pictures.

The majesty of this palace is definitely breathtaking or maybe it's the humidity.

Upon leaving we found the local police station.

The new recruits were hard at work.