浅谈港口城市马斯喀特的发展史

A Brief Discussion on the Development History of the Port City of Muscat

马斯喀特,是阿曼最好的天然港口之一,大约从15到19世纪初这一段时期内,作为一个重要港口繁荣发展。它的历史作用仅在阿曼内陆的小范围内发挥作用,但其扼霍尔木兹海峡入海口的战略位置使之成为海湾和亚丁之间为数不多的受保护港口之一,也是船只进入印度洋之前最后的水源和蔬菜补给地。它的繁荣似乎依赖于一个拥有国际关系且政治力量强大的政权控制,如葡萄牙或阿曼。

Muscat,one of the best natural ports in Oman,flourished as an important port during the relatively short period from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries.Its historical role only plays a small role in the interior of Oman,but its strategic location at the mouth of the Hormuz Strait makes it one of the few protected ports between the Gulf and Aden.It is also the last source of water and vegetable supply before ships enter the Indian Ocean.Its prosperity seems to depend on a regime with international relations and strong political power,such as Portugal or Oman.