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 |
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 |
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 |
Nizwa cattle market - a chance to have a good chat and perhaps buy a fine looking goat |
Scenes around the market and the nearby souk |
Despite the seemingly ageless scenes around the souk computer games aren't that far away! |
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 |
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 |
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 |