Date of Issue: May 07, 2010
The Jewel of Muscat is a replica of a 9th-Century Omani ship, built through a joint effort by the governments of Oman and Singapore. The ship's design is based on the archaeological findings of the Belitung Wreck, which was discovered in 1998 in Indonesia. Building of the ship began in October 2008, and the ship started to sail for Singapore on 16 February 2010 from Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat and completed the journey by July 03, 2010 at Keppel Bay Port in Singapore. Sources indicate that the exhibition site may be in the Maritime Xperiential Museum of Resorts World Sentosa.
Click Here to know Ten key facts about the Jewel of Muscat.
http://www.jewelofmuscatarchive.org/ Every stage of the Jewel of Muscat's construction and voyage is covered on this website. The site also contains videos, photographs and interactive features. The project will also be filmed for a television documentary.
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ReplyDeletethat's amazing history behind this Jewel of Muscat souvenir sheet, thanks for the effort to share this piece of knowledge with other philatelists Kasinath, keep up the good work!
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