Some cool oman images:
Nizwa Fort, Oman : an architectural showpiece
Image by -RejiK
Hailed as a monument to Omani architectural ingenuity, Nizwa fort reflects the military engineering prowess of fort-builders of a bygone time. It is also one of the Sultanate’s finest historical edifices, attracting great numbers of tourists each year.
Set amid a verdant spread of date palms Nizwa fort is a powerful reminder of the town’s invincibility through turbulent periods in Oman’s long history.In times bygone, it was a formidable bastion against marauding forces that coveted Nizwa’s abundant natural wealth, and its strategic location at the crossroads of vital caravan routes. A long line of imams of the Yaaruba dynasty held sway from its majestic ramparts, presiding over an era of great cultural, religious and educational enrichment. This splendid 17th century edifice — the largest on the Arabian peninsula — stands today as a monument to this heady era in Nizwa’s and, indeed, Oman’s glorious history.
.Built by Imam Sultan bin Saif al Yaarubi in 1668 AD, the fort’s design reflects the considerable advancement made in the field of military fortifications and mortar-based warfare during the Yaarubi era. The walls are rounded and robust, designed to withstand fierce barrages of mortar fire — a common feature of warfare in those times
For A View from atop the Round cAstle:
www.flickr.com/photos/rejik/5743606744/
Velvia Oman Tree and Rocks 2008
Image by Doha Sam
Nikon F4 with Fuji Velvia 50.
I shot one roll of Velvia in Oman in 2008. Since I can’t get slide film developed in Qatar I only got it processed last summer when I was in Cape Town, South Africa. I shot the whole roll one morning in Wadi Al Ala in northern Oman.
I just like the tree in the middle of so much rocky "opposition".
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