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Taken from the same place the next morning

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

On the road in the desert

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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Weltgrößter Weihrauchbrenner in Matrah bei Muskat / Oman

Paisaje lunar omaní.

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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

  

Arab (Omani) pearl divers in their traditional attire

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.

 

From the archives - desert in Oman

A free of charge happiness and smile, which I will bring in my heart forever!

Royal Air Force of Oman. Airbus A320-214 CJ Prestige. Shame about so much happening in the back ground but always nice to photograph one of these. Taken STN 17/03/19

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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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They recently found some kind of small shrubs growing on the surface of the moon

Oman Air Force Gulfstream G-IV backtracking for a 06 departure

The Al Lawati mosque at the Corniche of Muscat.

Nakhal Fort is one of the most magnificent forts in Oman

There are three major goat breeds in Oman, these are Jebel Akhdar goats, the largest of the three. Photographed here in Oman's Al Hajar Mountains.

Sur, city in the northeastern of Oman, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.

Sur, city in the northeastern of Oman, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.

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