Sep15
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
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
Published by misha in Asia, Cultural, Events, Oman, Travel Stories, Travel gear
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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