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Crossing over the Hajar Mountains  
   

Crossing over the Hajar Mountains

Sea (Muscat-Sur)

November 14th 2010
The water in the Gulf of Oman is jewel colored. Intense blues and greens that seem unnatural. I had noticed this that first morning, walking along the corniche in Mutrah. Yet I was still awed by it as I walked along the beach in Sur, watching dhows bob in that color. It was easy to imagine jumping on one of those wooden boats and setting sail into the Indian Ocean. (I seem always to be fantas ... read more
Middle East » Oman » Ash Sharqiya

Omani Flag In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. ... ... read more
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