Oman - Nakhl, Burka and Sohar Forts

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Oman is the land of Forts. Many forts adorn the whole country. We visited a handful ourselves. My favorite: Nakhl Fort. Built into the side of the mountain...the building's elevation rises and falls with the topography of the mountain. Great design skill.

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Photos

Burka Fort Lookout
The soldiers used to look out into the Gulf of Oman for invaders through these numerous lookouts on top of the Fort.

Comments

[joe]

TRUE!!
n by the way, i totally agree with what was written abt the horrible conditions of those poor dreamers ( or probably compelled) workers comin from india n pakistan....the situation sucks, indeed...n each time i c such a horrible condition ( especially makin them work in the boilin heat of the summer in construction fields or wherever) is totally non human...n as u mentioned, salaries r cut 2 more than the half just on the pretext that when it's converted into rupees, it'll b more than what they dream of...but they never take it on the basis is that they should b paid accordin 2 what they r doin....i say this even if, thank god, i'm totally our of the question (bein from another nationality...n havin 1 of the best jobs..)...anyway, some action needs 2 b carried out!!!