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Submitted: 24/07/2017
Accepted: 04/08/2017
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- (China) 22-Sep-2019
- ALARABY TELEVISION NETWORK LIM (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 08-Jan-2020
- Hot Media Publishing (United Arab Emirates) 28-Jan-2020
- (China) 01-Nov-2022
- TRT GENEL MUDURLUGU YENI MEDYA (Turkey) 13-Mar-2025
- Cambridge University Press (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 16-Jun-2025
I am not really a fan of beaches of any kind (well, sometimes :-)) but this one is very special. I'd never seen a more beautiful beach before, really not! This is the so called Turtle Beach in the beautiful Sultanate of Oman. The beach is not easy to access, you have to drive a quite long distance and then walk, but it was worth it. We didn't see any turtles, though. They come in the night and you must book a special tour because this beach is then closed for the visitors
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The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is the main Mosque in the Sultanate of Oman.
In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in 1995. Building work took six years and four months.
The newly built Grand Mosque was inaugurated by the Sultan of Oman on May 4, 2001.
Submitted: 21/07/2017
Accepted: 01/08/2017
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- Telegraph Media Group Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 27-Nov-2023
We were on our last day in Oman when we visited the wonderful Muscat Festival of Culture ,where many activities/things were on display. This lady, in her full "regalia", was grinding corn in the traditional manner.
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Jebel Shams, Sultanate of Oman, 2018... How I long for this place... جبل شمس
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Honestly, I don't really miss the travelling. But I really do miss beautiful, incredibly beautiful Oman...
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Nakhal is home to one of Oman's most picture-perfect forts, dramatically situated atop a small natural rock outcrop.
The origins of the fort probably date back to pre-Islamic times, although the structure was continuously remodelled over the following centuries, including a substantial rebuilding in the mid-seventeenth century, while the present gateway and towers were added in 1834, and the entire structure was comprehensively restored in 1990.
Submitted: 21/02/2017
Accepted: 11/03/2017
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- NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT (Kuwait) 14-Aug-2017
- Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana (Italy) 17-Mar-2023
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Bahla Fort (Qal'at Bahla) is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Djebel Akhdar highlands in Oman. It was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the oasis of Bahla was prosperous under the control of the Banu Nabhan tribe. The fort's ruined adobe walls and towers rise some 165 feet above its sandstone foundations. Nearby to the southwest is the Friday Mosque with a 14th-century sculpted mihrab. The fort was not restored or conserved before 1987, and had fallen into a parlous state, with parts of the walls collapsing each year in the rainy season. The fort became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It was included in the List of World Heritage in Danger from 1988. Restoration works began in the 1990s, and nearly $9m were spent by the Omani government from 1993 to 1999. It remained covered with scaffolding and closed to tourists for many years. It was removed from the list of endangered sites in 2004.
Submitted 09/02/2015
Accepted 06/03/2015
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- Kunth Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) 31-Aug-2016
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Submitted: 02/08/2015
Accepted: 22/08/2015
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- TRAVEX ADVERTISING LLC (United Arab Emirates) 24-Oct-2015
- Media Storehouse (Australia) 15-Feb-2021
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Gun for sale at the weapon souq, Nizwa, Oman
Submitted: 01/01/2015
Rejected: 17/01/2016 Model release form needed.
Sour est une ville portuaire située à l'extrémité est d'Oman. Ses chantiers navals, qui produisent encore des navires en bois traditionnels, ont joué un rôle central dans l'histoire maritime d'Oman. Son port, son phare et l'ambiance qui s'en dégage en font une des villes les plus agréable d'Oman.
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Submitted 08/05/2014
Accepted 03/06/2014
In 2013 the Sultanate of Oman submitted the Jebel Samhan Mountain Nature Reserve for consideration to be accepted on the Unesco world heritage list. (Tentative list)
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From the Unesco site ( whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5834/ ) :
Smahan's Mountain Nature Reserve (JSNR) is located in the south of Oman. It has an approximate area of 4500 km², and was legally designated by a Royal Decree (R.D. 48/97) in 1997. It is now the largest protected area in the country. The reserve was established to protect wildlife in its natural habitats and to promote sustainable use of the natural resources such as wildlife-related tourism.
Flora
JSNR is home to a unique variety of plants, especially ones that thrive in creeks and wadis south of the reserve, they include glasswort, ditch reed, palms, Prosopis cineraria, Anogeissus dhofarica, Pappea capensis, Boswellia sacra, Aloe sp. and many more. The reserve's central plateau (Hawjer oasis) encompasses the largest group of frankincense or olibanum trees in the area. Economically speaking, Olibanum is the most valuable plant in the reserve. Other annual plants and shrubs also thrive in this part of the reserve.
In the northern parts of the reserve, where desert climate prevails, Acacia tortilis trees grow deep into the wadis (Wadi Ara, Wadi Andhoor and Wadi Dimit) along with wild palms, olibanum trees and desert plants.
Plants of special interest include Carallumasp. nov., Maytenus sp. nov., Anogeissus dhofarica, Launaeacastanosperma, Lavandulahasikensis, Salvia sp. nov., Barleria samhanensis and Dracaenaserrulata.
Fauna
Various species of wildlife live and breed throughout the reserve , availability of preys and vegetation in most wadis as well as plenty of water in the springs and ponds left by abundant rainfall, creating suitable living environment for the herbivores. The reserve is unintrabited by human, thus wildlife are least disturbed except for occasional poachers.
Shrimps and abalone are found in the marine area while whales and dolphins are seen along the coasts between Hadbin and al Shuwaimiyya. Green Turtles and Loggerheads also nest on the sandy beaches near the reserve.
The steep cliffs in certain wadis such as Wadi Sunayk offer ideal breeding sites for a number of rare species such as herons and tropic birds. The coastal waters provide food for Masked Boobies and Socotra Cormorants. In the same wadi, a Khaur surrounded with vegetation exist and attracts nesting turtles and migrant birds nest unto the adjacent cliffs.
Carnivores
A major predator living in the reserve, the Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) roams freely inside the reserve and vicinities. It is the world's only place designated for protecting this unique threatened species. Other predators in the reserve include the Striped Hyaena, Arabian Wolf, Caracal, Foxes, Honey badgers, mongooses, and Genets.
Herbivores
The reserve is home to a group of herbivores such as the Nubian Ibex (Capra (ibex) nubiana), considered as the biggest herbivore that lives and breeds in the northern parts of the reserve. Gazelles (Gazella gazella cora) also inhabit the northern parts, especially in Wadi Ara, Wadi Andhoor and Wadi Dimit, but are now being commonly spotted in the southern parts, especially in the area between Wilayat Mirbat and Sadah. The hyrax, a favorite prey of the Arabian leopard, harbors the crevices of steep cliffs of the reserve.
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- Telegraph Media Group Ltd Spa (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 19-Jan-2017
- TUI Sverige AB (Sweden) 19-Nov-2025
- Macmillan Education Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 09-Feb-2026