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The Sultanate of Oman

An Arabian Dream - A 'touristic' glimpse of  a Middle Eastern country that is still an enigma.

An Ex-Expat's Musings - Rev. J. Huber of St. Anne's in  Michigan, talks about his life in the Arabian Gulf.

The Great Bahla Fort - A UNESC0 World Heritage Site, the Bahla fort tells a glorious story.

The Lost City of Qalhat - Known in the ancient world as 'Calatu' - only the ruins remain...

The Salalah Experience - Capital of the province of Dhofar; surrounded by mist-shrouded hills...

The Cliffs of Musandam - Standing sentinel over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the world's oil goes by...

Nizwa & Interior Towns - The former power centres of the Omani ruling class; the country's cultural heart.

Drip, Drip, Drip.... - The ingenious underground water system (falaj), built centuries ago...but built to last.

The Sindbad Voyage - A great sailboat completes a remarkable voyage from Sohar in Oman to Canton, China. Was Sindbad the Sailor an Omani?

Turtle Paradise - The famous beach at Ras Al Hadd - where thousands of turtles come annually to nest in the sands.

Saving the Unicorn - The Yalooni Project in the dusty Jiddat al Harassis plains - a new lease of life for the beautiful Arabian Oryx.

Zanzibar - The 'Island of Cloves' off the East African coast - once a part of the Omani empire.

 

Bala Menon is a journalist/artist in Toronto. He lived and worked in the Sultanate of Oman for many years.
E-mail him at menonbala@hotmail.com



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