Muscat Street in Singapore was named in 1909 in honour of Oman’s capital city. To highlight Singapore and Oman’s close historical ties, Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority and Oman’s Muscat Municipality collaborated to redevelop Muscat Street in an iconic project in 2012. The redeveloped Muscat Street was officially inaugurated on 8 November 2012 by then-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K. Shanmugam and then-Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Al Busaidi the incumbent Foreign Minister. 

In line with its history as a bustling hub for Singapore’s early traders, Muscat Street today is an attraction for residents and tourists alike. It is located between North Bridge Road and Baghdad Street, and leads to one of Singapore’s national monuments, an imposing golden-domed Masjid Sultan (“Masjid” means “mosque” in Arabic). There are 8-metre-high granite arches displaying ornate Omani carvings at both ends of Muscat Street. Murals painted by Omani artists and mosaic artwork produced with tiles imported from Oman line either side of the street. Muscat Street Melds Omani history, culture, art, and reflects Singapore’s heritage and longstanding connection with Oman.