Nizwa

City · c. 1913 CE · in the Middle East

Capital of Imamate of Oman (1913–1919).

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Muscat (c. 1900 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1900–1946), Sultanate of Oman (1970–today).
Ruhollah Khomeini (c. 1902 CE – 1989 CE): A Shia cleric who led the Iranian Revolution from exile and became Iran's first Supreme Leader.
Unification of Saudi Arabia (1902–1932 CE): Ibn Saud recaptured Riyadh in 1902 and over three decades conquered most of the Arabian Peninsula, proclaiming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.
Dammam No. 7 strikes oil (1938 CE): The first commercially productive oil well in Saudi Arabia began its flow in March 1938, starting the kingdom's rise as a leading oil exporter.
Independence of Pakistan (1947 CE): Pakistan became an independent dominion on 14 August 1947 with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General.
Benazir Bhutto (1953 CE – 2007 CE): Twice prime minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority country, assassinated in 2007.