The sudden Georgian essence of Oman and its capital Muscat has already been mentioned. Now we will talk about the Amerat Park, located near the Omani capital, and also known as Amarat or Amrat.
From the Zan point of view, "Amarat" is not just an impeccable toponym. It is a relative to the famous Georgian "Imereti" region. As is known, Imereti is the "country of those from there", derived from the word "imeri" - "there" and meaning the land on the other side of the Likhi Pass. In contrast to the word "imeri", in the Georgian language there is also the word "ameri", meaning a person living on this side of the Likhi Pass. "Imeri" and "ameri" come from the adverbs "im" (there) and "am" (here). And now we see that "ameri" is also used to form the toponym "Amerat". By analogy with Imereti, the toponym Amerat in Oman should be separated from the city by some mountain range.
And so it is, confirmation of which can be easily seen on the map. Zoom out and switch the map mode to satellite, and you will see the range separating Amerat from Muscat, making the former "land of those from this side".
The same root is also part of "America".
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