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01
2011
OMAN and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Old routes and new from i
Posted by: admin in Oman Video Clips
At the crossroads of India, Africa and Europe, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are strategically located. All through Antiquity navigators and Bedouins were masters of the famous incense trade. The discovery of oil and gas would completely disrupt their way of life. This film visits the seaports along the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and takes us through the deserts of stone and sand from oasis to oasis. “Old Routes and New: from Incense to Oil” explores two facets of this ancient region steeped in mystery.





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