Muscat, Oman in the context of "Al-Lawatia"

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๐Ÿ‘‰ Muscat, Oman in the context of Al-Lawatia

Al-Lawatia (English: The Lawatis; Arabic: ุงู„ู„ูˆุงุชูŠุฉ; Sindhi: ู„ุงูˆุงุชูŠ, sing. Lawati) are a prominent Gulf Arab merchant tribe based in the province of Muscat, Oman. They are known globally as Khojas but in the Gulf are more commonly referred to as Lawatis due to them being speakers of Lawati, a Sindhi based language. There are around 30,000 Luwatis (or 1% of Omanis) in Oman.

Many Lawati families of successful merchants of the past are now involved in large multi-faceted corporations participating in the development of the region. Some Lawati Khowaja can also be found in Gwadar who settled there during 1800-1958 during the period it was part of Oman, they are known by the surname Azim and Al Azim.

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Muscat, Oman in the context of Oman Air

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Muscat, Oman in the context of Mina Qaboos

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