>> Oman
Feb28
A Tent Resort In Oman
Published by misha in Adventure, Asia, Chillin, Eating, Hiking, Oman, Photos, Relaxing, Resorts, Romantic, Sightseeings, Travel Stories
1000 Nights Camp is a Bedouin-style resort 24 miles into the desert of Oman. Forty years ago, Oman was one of the Middle East’s most backward countries with fewer than a dozen miles of paved roads and a nearly impenetrable interior populated by heavily armed, warring tribes. Nowadays an upper-end tourism industry has also taken root there from beach resorts, mountain hiking trails, hundreds of forts and archaeological sites, and camps in the Sharqiya Sands — where guests can experience the tranquillity and splendor of the desert.
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Aug23
East meets West
Published by Asya in Arts, Asia, Chillin, Cities, Climbing, History, Monuments, Museums, Oman, Scuba Diving, Sightseeings, Swimming, Urban Tourism, Walking
The largest city of Oman, Muscat is dominated by spectacular mountains and the waters of the Gulf of Oman. Here the visitor can view the wonderful variety of nature: golden beaches, mountainous heights, and soft sand dunes. It is considered the pulsating heart of Oman. Muscat offers the combination of the relaxed atmosphere of an Indian Ocean town set amongst the life of a modern state. It is the breathtaking intermingling of ancient cultural heritage and modern style.
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Mar22
Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay Oman Villa Night
Published by iv in Africa, Biking, Fishing, Fitness&Gym, Hiking, Oman, Photos, Relaxing, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Spa, Swimming, Villas, Walking
The Six Senses Hideaway at Zighy Bay is located on the Northern Peninsula of Oman, only 90 minutes from Dubai. The setting of the indigenous village style accommodations and private marina is dramatic, with mountains on one side and a 1.6-kilometer sandy beach at Zighy Bay, on the other.
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Sep15
Majlis al Jinn
Published by Asya in Adventure, Asia, Extreme, Oman, Photos
It is the second largest underground chamber in the world – big enough to fit ten jumbo jets into the floor space (also it is gigantic enough that the great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt would just about fit inside). Located in a remote area of the Selma Plateau at 1,380 m above sea level in the Sultanate of Oman, Majlis al Jinn is a single chamber measuring about 300 m by 200 m, with a domed ceiling 120 m high. The deepest part of the cave is 178 m. The volume of the chamber is approximately 4,000,000 m³ and covering an area of around 60,000m².
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Jul23
“Norway of the Middle East”
Published by Asya in Asia, Chillin, Eating, Hotels, Oman, Photos, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa
The Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay is sitting between dramatic rugged mountains on one side and a 1.6 km sandy beach on the other, in the Sultanate of Oman. You have the choice of how you would like to arrive at the resort – it is accessed from Dubai by road, speedboat or even paraglide.
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Nov07
Restoration in Yemen
Published by misha in Asia, Cultural, Events, Oman, Travel gear, Travel Stories
The Republic of Yemen is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. The borders are Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the East. The population of the country is 20 million people.
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