Oman - Taqa Castle

Salalah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman

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October 28th 2007
The port stop today was Salalah, Oman. Salalah is the second-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city in the Dhofar Province. Once again the cruise dock was a little out of the way. We had decided to use some more of our "credit" and took a ship's tour called "Oman Heritage" which travelled into the 'real' Oman. First we went along the easterly Cornish to the coastal village of ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Dhofar

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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