Rustaq

Rustaq
Ar-Rustāq (ٱلرُّسْتَاق)
Wilayah and town
View of the city from Rustaq Fort, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background
View of the city from Rustaq Fort, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background
Rustaq is located in Oman
Rustaq
Rustaq
Location in Oman
Rustaq is located in Middle East
Rustaq
Rustaq
Rustaq (Middle East)
Rustaq is located in West and Central Asia
Rustaq
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 Al Batinah Region of northern Oman. The wilayah is in the Western Hajar Mountains, in the south of the Batinah. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during the era of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi.