Oman - December 2009 - p2/2



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The tomb of Bin Ali Al
Alawi, a 14thC Muslim
divine near Mirbat
A very old cemetery
near the tomb...
...which provides good
grazing for a camel!
One of a number of very
old houses at Mirbat
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The delicately carved door
of one of the houses
And in with the new!
A modern house at Mirbat
Mirbat harbour with many
dhow-like fishing boats
Job's tomb in the hills
behind Salalah
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Leading a flock(?) of camels back home Boswellia sacra - the Frankincense Tree Resin oozing from a cut in the bark. When dried it becomes frankincense Camels in silhouette
against the evening sky
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The light rapidly
fading behind the
cliffs of Mughsayl
These two youngsters should be inside attending religious instruction! Ruins with a (satellite dish)
in a village near Nizwa
The stone and dried mud
walls slowly crumble
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Nizwa cattle market - a chance to have a good chat and perhaps buy a fine looking goat
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Scenes around the market and the nearby souk
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Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away!
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The finely fretted window
of a house in Nizwa
The interior courtyard
of Nizla Fort
Nizla's main street from
the battlements of the fort
The fort with the minaret
of a mosque at the rear
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A potter at work at Bahla. He makes most of
the pottery seen on display locally at the souks
Bahla's huge fort which
is undergoing intensive renovation
The imposing walls
of Jabrin Fort
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One of the beautiful
rooms within the fort...
...and the richly decorated
ceiling of one of the rooms
Colourful cushions with
a richly carpeted floor
Jabrin fort looks out over
an immense desert plain

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The tomb of Bin Ali Al Alawi, a 14thC Muslim divine near Mirbat
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Mirbat
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A very old cemetery near the tomb...
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Mirbat
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...which provides good grazing for a camel!
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Mirbat
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One of a number of very old houses
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Mirbat
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The delicately carved door of one of the houses
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Mirbat
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And in with the new! A modern house at Mirbat
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The harbour with many dhow-like fishing boats
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Salalah
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Job's tomb in the hills behind Salalah
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Salalah
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Leading a flock(?) of camels back home
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Salalah
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Boswellia sacra - the Frankincense Tree
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Salalah
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Resin oozing from a cut in the bark. When dried it becomes frankincense
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Salalah
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Camels in silhouette against the evening sky
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Mughsayl
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The light rapidly fading behind the cliffs of Mughsayl
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Nizwa
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These two youngsters should be inside attending religious instruction!
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Nizwa
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Ruins with a (satellite dish) in a village near Nizwa
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Nizwa
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The stone and dried mud walls slowly crumble
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Nizwa
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The cattle market - a chance to have a good chat
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Nizwa
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The cattle market - a chance to have a good chat
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Nizwa
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The cattle market - a chance to perhaps buy a fine looking goat
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Nizwa
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The cattle market - a chance to perhaps buy a fine looking goat
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Nizwa
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Scenes around the market and the nearby souk
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Scenes around the market and the nearby souk
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Nizwa
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Scenes around the market and the nearby souk
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Nizwa
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Scenes around the market and the nearby souk
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Nizwa
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Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away!
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Nizwa
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Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away!
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Nizwa
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Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away!
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Nizwa
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Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away!
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Nizwa
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The finely fretted window of a house in Nizwa
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Nizwa
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The interior courtyard of Nizla Fort
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Nizwa
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Nizla's main street from the battlements of the fort
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The fort with the minaret of a mosque at the rear
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Bahla
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A pottery near Bahla
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Bahla
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He makes most of the pottery seen on display locally at the souks
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Bahla
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Bahla's huge fort which is undergoing intensive renovation
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Jabrin
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The imposing walls of Jabrin Fort
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Jabrin
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One of the beautiful rooms within the fort...
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Jabrin
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...and the richly decorated ceiling of one of the rooms
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Colourful cushions with a richly carpeted floor
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The fort looks out over an immense desert plain
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