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iwys Says: Bayt al-Sidduf is one of three remaining traditional, fortified, merchants' houses in the centre of Mirbat. It is a crumbling ruin and in danger of total collapse.
iwys Says: Mirbat Castle was originally built in the 19th century. In July 1972 it was defended by Omani Army and British SAS soldiers against several hundred communist insurgents in the Battle of Mirbat.
iwys Says: Just outside Mirbat, on the road to Salalah, is the tomb of Mohammed bin Ali Al-Alawi, a descendant of the son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, who set up a madrassa (religious school) in Mirbat and died here in 1161. His twin onion-domed mausoleum stands in the middle of a...
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Mirbat Castle was originally built in the 19th century. In July 1972 it was defended by Omani Army and British SAS soldiers against several hundred communist...
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Mirbat is a small village about 60 km east from Salalah on the coast road of Souhtern Oman, the area is very rough but very beautiful, mountains desert and sea. The village itself is quite small a has...
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Mirbat, the ancient capital of Dhofar, was an important town as early as the 9th century for it's trade in frankincense, horses and slaves. See some of the old houses famous for its wood carvings. If...
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