Muscat Harbour

Muscat

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November 4th 2011
Muscat is sprawls out between the Gulf and the Hajar mountains. Since we arrived right after some flash flooding following unseasonably heavy rains, we had to settle for a regular car, as the 4WD we'd rented was being used by locals to get around the flood damaged areas. This put a crimp on some of our plans to get to more remote areas, but we still made the best of it. ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Muscat » Muttrah

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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