Muscat
or MASKAT, capital of the old cemetery of the Nawabs, containing by native rulers (imams), who in the a mausoleurn, mosque, etc. It is a busy center of trade. During the 18th century it was the capital of Bengal and a very populous city; but about the time (1790) the British made Calcutta their headthe British made Calcutta their head- populous city; but about the time (1790) Pop. about 30,000. alliance Amomales. It consists of stem-