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Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
Five living examples of an irrigation tradition two-and-a-half millennia old — where water, carved from the earth by…
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Oman
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Al Alam Palace, Muscat
The flag palace of the Sultan - gold and turquoise columns between two Portuguese forts, the ceremonial face…
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Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve
A desert nature reserve in Oman that became the first UNESCO World Heritage Site ever to be removed…
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Al-Baleed Archaeological Park
Medieval frankincense port and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oman, visited by Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta, now…
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Antica città di Qalhat (XI–XV sec.): il porto perduto dell’Oman (Qalhat, Oman)
Sulla costa orientale dell'Oman, fra il mare e le montagne, sorgono le rovine di Qalhat, un tempo fiorentissimo…
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Archaeological site of Shisr
An ancient Omani trading post that may have inspired legends of the lost city of Ubar, Shisr flourished…
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Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
The most complete Bronze Age landscape in Arabia — stone towers, beehive tombs and a copper-trading civilisation at…
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Bahla Fort
Bahla Fort, Oman's largest fortification, encloses an entire oasis town within twelve kilometres of wall, a Banu Nebhan…
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Khor Rori / Sumhuram — The Ancient Frankincense Port of Dhofar
The ancient South Arabian port city that was the principal maritime gateway of the frankincense trade — where…
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