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and one of his first projects to be completed was to connect the country via a road network. Route 1 was the first one to be completed, going from the capital of Muscat all the way to the border of the United Arab
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319:جريدة عمان
301:References
245:Al Suwaiq
122:Al Suwaiq
568:Route 51
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448:Route 9
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267:History
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168:Arabic
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71:Length
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257:Sohar
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