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TomorrowsAngel Says: While the source of the spring has been enclosed solely for viewing, the shaded rest area complete with playground makes for a welcome break.
TomorrowsAngel Says: Rustaq fort was built four centuries prior to the dawn of Islam (6 B.C.) in Oman.It is a building constructed of special selected stones fixed together by mortar and mud - bricks. It is built on three levels, containing separate houses, an armoury, a mosque, several wells,...
Geoff_Wright Says: I had a great respect for my students, and wish I had had more time to really get to know them better. Unfortunately when I left Oman, I failed to make notes of full anmes and addresses. So, wherever you travel, take a notebook and pencil with you, or you'll regret it.BTW,...
TomorrowsAngel Says: If you visit on a Friday it will be closed to the public.
Yes, Blue skies and Golden Beaches
Geoff_Wright Says: Another photo, not of Rustaq, but the Batinah Coast. Mind you, you had to travel along this coast to get to Rustaq!This is a typical Arab fishing boat and its proud owner. There is a better full view of an Omani fishing boat on my Oman page, but I think the boat in this...
Geoff_Wright Says: I'm not sure where this photo was take, but not really Rustaq. I believe it was on the Batinah Coast somewhere. However, it is - or was - typical of a proud Omani family.
Geoff_Wright Says: I really have to see if this fine old fort is still standing. It was probably damaged in the Jabal Akhdar War, in the late 1950's, so only 20 years before I took the picture. So, 26 years further on, is it still standing? I hope to find out soon. Oh, and by the way, Jabal...
Geoff_Wright Says: After Rustaq, the graded tracks disappeared, and you had to find your own way. I will always remember this picture being take, as we had reached the end of the 'road', and stopped off at a local house, for a drink of tea!
Geoff_Wright Says: Rustaq meaning 'Market Town', served as the Omani capital for around 150 years. It is still a major administrative centre, with a population of about 60,000 in and around the city. Rustaq to me was the entry point into the interior. The road from the coast to Rustaq was...
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I'm not sure where this photo was take, but not really Rustaq. I believe it was on the Batinah Coast somewhere. However, it is - or was - typical of a proud...
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Rustaq - The former Capital of Oman
I remember Rustaq very well, even after so many years away. When I first went out to Oman I was stationed near the Airport, at Muaskar Al-Murtafa'a (which, if I remember correctly means 'The Camp on...
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Rustaq is sandwiched between the Batinah Coast and The Western Hajar Mountains. Once the capital of the area, and always and important trading centre, it boasts a splendidly restored fort, believed to...
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Rustaq Fort was built in 1711. With walls measuring nearly 3m thick, it is almost an impenetrable fortress. In the days of Imam Nasir bin Murshid al Ya'arubi, Rustaq even served as the capital of...
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