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Crash site of an RAF Venom

Place: Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountain) 4×4 only, Steep, hairpin turns A search of Hero… Owen Watkinson The Buraimi and Jebel Akhdar war between 1952-1959 The venom fighter jet engine displays the turbine (rear of engine) and one combustion chamber at Al Ain village, near Saiq. It’s all begun over the…

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Bibi Maryam Tomb

Place : Qalhat or Galhat, Oman UNESCO The tomb of Bibi Maryam, also known as ‘The Mausoleum of Lady Maryam’ Qalhat once served as an important stop in the wider Indian Ocean trade network. In the 14th and 15th centuries it had great strategic significance in the Kingdom of Hormuz,…

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Barr Al Hikman

Barr al Hikman is about 500 kilometers drive (five hours) from Muscat towards Muhoot arrived at the Hikman Peninsula, landscape of desert sand and low shrubs is made up of a mixture of mud, sand, and seawater. The terrain of land flooded by sea water for about 148 km making…

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Balad Sayt Village

Place: Balad Sayt Village, Oman Camping, Mountain, Wadi, Village, only 4×4 Bilad Sayt is a mountain village which is located on the north east of the Hajar Mountains near the highest peak of Jebel Shams. Bilad Sayt can be reached through Wadi Al Sahtan and Wadi Bani Awf from north…

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Crossing ”Tropic of Cancer”

Place: Northern edge of Rub’ al Khali desert Camping, Desert, only 4×4 Liwa – Surrounded by desert on all sides Although most of the Arabian Desert is in Saudi Arabia, it also extends to include Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Yemen and Qatar. When we think of vacation and the…

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