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شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english) There are many renovated forts and villages throughout the Sultanate, but I like to go and explore abandoned buildings to try to catch a glimpse of life long ago. I chanced upon this old majlis in the town of Ibri, and...
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شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english) Now it’s not unusual (well at least not in the UAE, Oman or Saudi) to spot camels in a Toyota or Nissan pickup, however I had to do a double take when I spotted these two camels with their headgear on! It’s cold in...
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شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english) Oman has a long coastline, mainly onto the shores of the warm Indian Ocean. Fishing is the mainstay of life in rural communities and this pic is of fisherman on Hilf Harbour, Masairah Island as they unload their catch of the...
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شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english) You would be forgiven for thinking that Oman is completely covered by desert and dry plains but this is not true. There are many wadis (riverbeds, normally dry but prone to flash flooding during rainstorms) which have lush...
Shoof Oman: 021
شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english) Oman’s coastline is over 3000kms long, though I suspect that counts all its islands and also the many inlets in Mussandam. Compare that to land borders of under 1400kms! Many hotels have their own private beaches but I...URL has been copied successfully!
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