Oman Off The Beaten Path

 
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  •   Off The Beaten Path
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  • on top of the slope...
      on top of the slope...
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  • on our way down
      on our way down
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  • Down at last
      Down at last
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  • A few from the slope
      A few from the slope
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Don't miss trekking in Quryat

by Amin_Global

In my 4 years of living in Oman, I always remember Quryat as my favourite place.Quryat was a village not too deep inside Jebel Akhdar (I think) mountains range near the town of Nizwa. There was a small river 4-5 meter width, 30cm depth always flowing over there. Our trekking included walking alongside the river, crossing the river several times and climbing the rocks at the other side of the river, swimming for a distance and I can tell it was a great challenge.Meanwhile the cactus, small plants and overall unique vegetation in the mountains around gave us a very pleasant feeling.At the upstream of the river one could find some water birds, not too many but interesting. Do check Quryat if you go to Oman!

Walk in the Wadi's

by tlcsha

We drove (and walked) into several Wadi's throughout our stay in Oman. It was almost like entering a different and very tropical country. There are many beautiful Wadi's within 2 hours drive of Muscat. It is a nice way to see how some of the local people live.

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Tanuf Village

by Geoff_Wright

Tanuf was destroyed in the 1950's, by the British RAF, at the request of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. At that time the tribesmen in the Tanuf region of the Jebel Akhdar mountains were in opposition to the Government of the day.

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Drive through Suhaar

by Faiza-Ifrah

We enjoyed driving through the low traffic and winding highways of Suhaar. The roadside oases and date plantations are very picturesque. The farmers are very friendly and will host you to Arabic tea, if you have a taste for it.This picture was taken during our second trip to Oman in late November 2003.

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The Wadi Sahtan

by Geoff_Wright

The Wadi Sahtan has some spectacular views. The picture here is of a damaged building beneath the towering Jabal Sham. Note the clouds over the top of the building. I wonder if by now it has been renovated, like so many of the wonderful old buildings? The slide is nearly 25 years old, but I well remember taking the pictureOne of many memories that I have is of eating tinned peaches on a mountain! A group of about 4 of us regularly went out into the interior on Thursdays and Fridays. We would load up the LandRover and, armed only with an old map (which I still have!) would head out into the wilderness. One such time we were walking through some quite rough terrain, and realised that we were actually in someone's garden area! There were no buildings here, just two brothers living in a cave in the mountainside. Before we could depart from our intrusion onto their property, they came out and...

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The interior regions of Oman

by Geoff_Wright

The interior regions of Oman are spectaculally beautiful. In the mid 70's there were almost no tarmac roads, and journies had to be by four wheel drive vehicles. Views, such as the one in the photo - of Wadi Sahtan somewhere near Rustaq - are a lifelong reminder of out of the way places that really shouldn't be missed

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Local People

by Geoff_Wright

I couldn't resist placing this picture here. It is of a brightly clothed Omani woman who, I believe, was washing up some pots, although she could have been washing some vegetables or perhaps fruit. I wonder if there is now a piped supply of water in the village for this purpose? I've forgotten the location, but probably the Wadi Sahtan.

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Wadi Tanuf, ruins old village

by sachara

We walked around between the ruins of the old village of Tanuf. Only the mosque is less ruined. It was intriguing to stroll around, because the old irrigation system, the falaj was still in tact. In the ruins of each house it was possible to take the steps down. We did several times and there we found the clear running water.

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Wadi Tanuf, old village

by sachara

The new built Tanuf is known of the factory for mineral water.We visited the old village of Tanuf. This old village is destroyed in the Jabal war in 1959 and never rebuilt.The troops of the imam were hiding in the the Wadi Tanuf. The inhabitants of the village flied to the mountains and the village is bombed. The remains of the village are still there.

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Wadi Tanuf

by sachara

20 KM west of Nizwa we visited picturesque Wadi Tanuf.At the end of the road into the wadi is a dam. This dam is constructed for floodcontrol, like all the dams in Oman, and not as a reservoir. The wadi is a favourite picknick spot. We didn't picknick, but walked a bit around to have a look at the old falaj system.

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