https://www.clivegracey.net/contactx daily 0.75 2022-11-01 https://www.clivegracey.net/qaryatain-abandoned-omani-adobe-settlement daily 0.75 2022-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d9ffcb5f-b7fe-4885-87e7-339b1a9fc839/Al-Qaratain-a.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, viewed from the other side of the wadi that separates the old Al-Qaryatain from the new Al-Qaryatain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eba46fbf-7f78-419b-a290-27cc20946907/Qaryatain-6x7x.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, viewed from the other side of the wadi that separates the old Al-Qaryatain from the new Al-Qaryatain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658474788053-6GMFYJ4EMZO9E6P5JJP0/Omani-Vernacular-8.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Majlis in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman The majlis (male sitting room) of a dwelling on the edge of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/70cbe15c-1818-4ceb-bedb-e31f84d30db1/Qaryatain-Feb-2003a.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Interior of Majlis in Al-Qaryatain The interior of a majlis (male sitting room) of a dwelling on the edge of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/be99ab15-a103-4364-bfeb-586b10deeabc/Q21-11-12b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior An old lady's pillow left in a room in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ffcc0111-af6e-48ae-88d0-d8720bd5ce0d/Qaryatain%2C-Feb-2002e.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Pot in Al-Qaryatain, Izki The simple ceramic pot in an alcove in Al-Qaryatain, Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/38e50f03-8733-484e-bc55-4ccaf87e3255/Old-Suitcase.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior An interior in Al-Qaryatain village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7965c1e1-4dc3-46f8-8312-d912b309e7bc/Q21-11-12f.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior An interior in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5324bb1b-32f9-4ba2-b93c-33787541f52a/Lady%27s-Bedroom.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior An interior in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cef9440f-b5ed-4134-8610-610d72db2537/Qaryatain-9-10-16a.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifacts Lady's clothes left behind in the village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki in the Sultanate of Oman. This image was taken in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658475085920-4CJ34UACC15IKNZSQURH/Qaryatain-Dwelling-New.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Dwelling One of the few free-standing dwellings in Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8df3993d-14f8-4c6f-b1f6-284dbf87b0ac/Al-Qaritain-Interior-Cs.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior A room in the dwelling shown in the previous photograph, in Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. The cracking of the mud rendering of the walls resulted from the fall in humidity after the dwelling was abandoned. This image was taken in 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a08697be-7375-49bf-8d79-9bc0d06322ce/Qaryatain-28-7-20dd.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior The room depicted in the previous photograph, as it was in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4bc54917-058d-4364-98f4-8c6ea9756224/Q2007d.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior A date storage jar (khars) and a bunch of garlic in a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eddb03de-bf48-4f6f-9dde-429c1489fe7c/Sans-Pot-b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior The same interior as in the preceding photograph, taken in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/85f785c8-d122-4208-8b47-abb59f1915cb/Qaryatain-28-7-20cc.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior The same interior as in the preceding photograph, taken in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/61226995-9a86-4a0d-93f1-a7f18d81bb25/Q4-12-12d.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki A narrow laneway leading into the old village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. The building on the right is the 'fort', a stone-walled compound in which local nomadic herders and inhabitants of the village sheltered during times of strife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/41d92a7f-061b-44dc-bd08-9e15566fab20/Matress-Again.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior A worn mattress in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. When the inhabitants moved en masse to the new village across the wadi, some old folk elected to remain behind. It seems that one old man inhabited this house till the end of his life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dae0c12e-55ed-4d8a-ad59-a4ceb361b237/Qaryatain-Painted-Ceiling.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e445bf91-4625-4bbd-8112-b707ff2b6f43/Q4-12-12c.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman A metalwork door in the village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5af35f4b-f7b3-4d20-974d-a01617945167/Masjid-Al-Saruj.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Mosque The narrow doorway to a mosque in Al-Qaryatain in Izki in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2b2b2df8-c8ee-474c-9566-b547b389bb73/Q4-12-12b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Mosque The qibla wall of a small mosque in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, showing the simple mihrab (prayer niche) and alcove for the Holy Quran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a6044052-15e9-4037-9667-facf18f05be4/Special.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Mosque A tin chest of artifacts in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/243b33a7-2c45-419c-b30c-b8481b7394fe/Last-Pot.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Omani Pot A date-storage jar (khars) in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. This pot was probably made in the pottery manufacturing centre of Bahla, some 80 km distant from Al-Qaryatain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c710f7c9-ff0d-4722-a30a-68afc0df04fe/Another-Qaratain-Interior.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior The interior of one of the larger dwellings in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/69b896ad-f0f2-4176-a537-bba84a8d40f3/Qaryatain-2003b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifact Part of a traditional well mechanism in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1622ca81-d2b1-41e5-b085-e2bd9a89377e/Qaryatain-2003d.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifact A biscuit-ware pot in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d1ebbfea-668b-46b4-b8ea-aa48e7ae0e4a/Al-Qaratain-Interior-II.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior The interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. The door and pot were manufactured in Bahla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03c7c038-93a0-4629-bae6-bee88ba29b8d/Qaryatain-2003f.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifacts Traditional Omani marriage chests, or mandoos, in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ff9daf80-5331-408c-b22b-becf499f1226/Qaryatain-2003g.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifact A donkey pannier in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2a8dfd03-3a52-48ab-952c-1ccf8230c012/Qaryatain-2003h.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifacts Biscuit-ware pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/df12a405-ee99-46f0-b1da-abdd1aad89fa/Qaryatain-Feb-2003c.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifacts Pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b2192e59-e87f-4e91-9f70-d4fd654ef42a/Qaryatain-Hass-3.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifacts Biscuit-ware date-storage pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0a4246d5-67e2-4f7f-8b91-f3ba7a17d34c/XP2-Pan-b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman The 'fort' in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman, used for shelter by the inhabitants of the village and by local bedouin during times of strife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/81a224b5-9972-4789-9098-bab22176c34e/Qaryatain-Noblex-c.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman Two streets in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/08f80cbc-dc90-40ed-ac01-f93f0ddd4fb4/Final-Pussy.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman Two streets in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/73b69edf-e2c3-4fd9-a701-ca3336b5f344/Qaryatain-Noblex-e.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman A street in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a0779f78-85af-44b0-ac16-7c5e40eef7a1/Qaryatain-Noblex-d-%282%29.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman The vestibule of the fort in the village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/04abdbb2-9327-4ae5-9f9a-0f3596c92b31/Qaryatain%2C-Feb-2002b.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Artifact Portrait of the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on a mud-brick wall in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/750eb6e3-c7c1-4db7-b9bb-8e70fb4e9155/Qaryatain-Noblex-1.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Streets Two streets in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a39205eb-f9fd-4891-9673-39225037c983/Dank-Interior.jpg Al-Qaryatain - a traditional adobe village in Oman Al-Qaryatain Interior A room in a mud-brick dwelling shown in Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://www.clivegracey.net/mudhayrib-traditional-omani-fortified-settlement daily 0.75 2022-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e8c05776-e34e-4eba-881b-4ba0ef996cfb/al-mudhayrib-ancient-door-3.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Great Door of the Sablat of the Maharma The great door of the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The door was made in Zanzibar from pod mahogany, which is pinkish in hue. The Arabic inscription on the lintel translates, "The year 1308 [A.H. corresponding to 1890-91 C.E.] Allah is our keeper. He is the Merciful and the Compassionate".. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/302c3bc8-ceab-416b-95f2-c4238f11bbd4/al-mudhayrib-tower-male-figure.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Watchtower One of the hilltop watchtowers on Al-Mudhayrib in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/78c34d06-b8ad-4c52-bd67-a0f57cbcc548/al-mudhayrib-castle.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib The fortified Sablat Al-Maharma in the foreground with its massive, ornately carved door from Zanzibar. The large tower in the background is part of the Qal’a of the Khanajira. Photographed on an infrared-converted digital camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7251dc97-5a86-43ce-9cfd-f95ece26e2db/al-mudhayrib-fortress-castle.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib The fortified Sablat Al-Maharma in the foreground with its massive, ornately carved door from Zanzibar. The large tower in the background is part of the Qal’a of the Khanajira. Photographed on an infrared-converted digital camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1a5dffd6-128d-4197-99a6-bea1772431ac/al-mudhayrib-passage-way.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Great Door of the Sablat of the Maharma The rear side of the great door of the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f66810e1-b20a-46c5-967a-2085f5b7c450/Al-Mudhayrib-stair.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib The fortified Sablat Al-Maharma in the foreground with its massive, ornately carved door from Zanzibar. The large tower in the background is part of the Qal’a of the Khanajira. Photographed on an infrared-converted digital camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fd4771d7-2988-4e99-a408-b003be2067ae/al-mudhayrib-ceiling.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib Vaulted stone ceilings inside the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ca9260bb-727e-4737-b0a6-f4fa7d8543d7/al-mudhayrib-dry-well-looking+down.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib Interior structure of the Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c8c5fa5b-bc5b-4d85-86a7-98cbe0719716/al-mudhayrib-grain-storage.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib Interior structure of the Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e498121f-e40f-4e09-9698-174dfa31dba8/al-mudhayrib-empty-grainery-2.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib Interior structure of the Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/85a45a18-3019-4f2d-93e9-9cebb25ca2bc/al-mudhayrib-grainery.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib Interior structure of the Qal’a of the Khanajira in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cbaedc6d-1593-4fbe-8713-f4f1ee1fd3ed/Sablace-empty-grainery.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib The vaulted ceiling of the dormitory of the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0eb127e9-fac0-4b81-80db-b3b8b847ea49/al-mudhayrib-door.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Zanzibari Door, Al-Mudhayrib The door of the Sablat Al-Jabal in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Manufactured in Zanzibar from pod mahogany. The date on the lintel is 1261 AH [1845-6 CE]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a189d45d-b7d8-40f9-89b1-54d0ed46b299/al-mudhayrib-painted-ceiling-oman.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/31647b68-88b7-4902-a390-113fc45a1637/al-mudhayrib-hand-painted-ceiling-5.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/885765f9-7bae-48d9-9d9d-751c5364e7ed/al-mudhayrib-from-distance.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib A view over Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/32add1c1-d4fe-4e40-aa09-2fb87f812876/al-mudhayrib-tower-from-below.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Dwelling A curious painted dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/34ffd9f8-8260-4655-aab5-3b807a42809e/al-mudhayrib-exterior-hand-pained-home-distance2.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Dwelling A curious painted dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/00b53e38-42d4-4987-a566-a76371635591/al-mudhayrib-exterior-hand-painted-home.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Dwelling A curious painted dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/07acca36-aa2e-4cea-a212-651e83890643/al-mudhayrib-hand-painted-home-exteriopr-1.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Dwelling A curious painted dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf8698c8-c66f-464c-a9a3-39899d083141/al-mudhayrib-blocked-door-cement-blocks.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Sablat Al-Jabal, Al-Mudhayrib A bricked up window of Sablat Al-Jabal in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6037ed8c-d19a-4cb5-9c44-4a541aafec28/al-mudhayrib-ancient-door-2.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Door This door of Bayt Sa'id b. Muhammad al-Tashash in Al-Mudhayrib in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, dating from the latter part of the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/14b76b86-3582-40a4-a100-83a0c7db45df/al-mudhayrib-ancient-door.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Zanzibari Door in Al-Mudhayrib This Zanzibari door, made in the Omani Style, is in the Sablat Al-Jabal in the town of Al-Mudhayrib in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The date on the lintel is 1261 AH [1845-6 CE]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/258cfbea-1bdc-4f6a-8aea-04e3efbc3188/al-mudhayrib-painted-colorful-door.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Metal Door, Al-Mudhayrib A 1970s metal door in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. This door depicts key elements of the Omani identity, including the "Bismillah" phrase, the Omani coffee pot symbolizing hospitality, the Holy Quran, a mosque and a date palm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8befb991-8516-45e5-a8f6-7c282436b9e8/al-mudhayrib-abandoned-home.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Dwelling A simple mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e7461a68-e26f-4c60-b9b6-4a9f1051e56b/al-mudhayrib-hand-painted-ceiling-2.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling The painted criling inside a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eddee89e-a21b-4bcf-80b5-b24865dace06/al-mudhayrib-abandoned-small-buildings.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Dwelling A dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, showing different phases of construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fa5819d8-3432-469c-a3a3-e8f3fc28b117/al-mudhayrib-three-blocked-doors.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Dwelling Remnants of a once-ornate mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1d950d0a-3761-4b55-b3f0-bbee9ed577ee/al-mudhayrib-hand-painted-ceiling-1.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/404cac07-5277-47d5-bb71-7e0538cc4b82/al-mudhayrib-hand-painted-ceiling-4.jpg Al-Mudhayrib village with distinctive Omani stone architecture Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://www.clivegracey.net/mudhaibi-omani-painted-doors-ceilings daily 0.75 2022-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c4a9ada2-9080-4a17-bcde-b0fa190ac886/al-mudhaibi-fortress-corner-exterior.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Dwelling A large 19th century stone-built house in the old quarter of Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8c940a1c-79f1-4fb9-9470-2cee874c811b/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-courtyard.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Gate A 1970s-style metal gate in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/72dd8394-23a7-4620-861d-5bc0281694c2/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-orange.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A carved and painted door to a traditional stone dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cc0786f4-0ffa-4fda-8458-536127041362/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-green.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e387b385-e0bf-4c67-a428-0b1fa368f677/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-multicolored.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf2d2dac-c7d9-4d65-b5e1-c41fdf25460d/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4ce079bd-d74f-417d-912e-e6f96146eeac/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-green-02.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door The Carved and painted wooden door to Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/75fd70b6-4175-4f7d-bf51-50d891c75268/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-02.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b17a0855-f83d-4422-9998-4017905d0b2e/al-mudhaibi-interior-boxes.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Interior A room in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8442fcae-7b7b-443c-8127-6676904654ae/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-green-03.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/01eaf648-3347-4f97-ab7c-a31bcdcf896a/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-green-04.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5170cc15-d444-48c5-8bed-1c63bf4e0dec/al-mudhaibi-painted-door-green-05.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9b831555-7fda-40b5-839d-7fd4a59f96ec/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-04.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5779c0fb-81b7-4008-9934-7247fd0d4a9f/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-05.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6250d360-24bb-48e1-b1a1-2349e03eb52b/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-06.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b97513ea-35e4-4634-988d-2ed199a5d504/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-07.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/908c56df-3667-499e-b51b-adda1041ce12/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-08.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door In Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/514e1533-81ed-442d-afd4-316ba9d6e032/omani-door-al-mudhaibi.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/59453fe9-835c-44e6-8183-07196992dc56/omani-wooden-door-al-mudhaibi.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/005a935e-ab88-4617-accf-2739eaffc463/al-mudhaybi-omani-door.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Wooden Door A Carved and painted wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9a4844b8-c023-42d4-96f0-c35a03e17498/al-mudhaibi-painted-ceiling-01.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3a5fcbe8-07de-4065-9348-44aeaf54c859/al-mudhaibi-painted-ceiling-02.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9d44f794-e9af-498b-a17f-fb7410b57853/al-mudhaibi-painted-ceiling-03.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d1785b6b-4fc7-44ce-8b55-f9bc6abc6e67/al-mudhaibi-painted-doors-red-09.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt Al-Oud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7935c783-b029-449d-8bd0-a0540bf60b65/mudhaibi-oman-window.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Window A Carved and wooden window In Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/878456a3-1a49-4b35-998d-923060c91fb9/mudhaibi-oman0traditional-dwelling.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Dwelling A 19th century stone-built house in the old quarter of Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7a10600e-66ff-42ab-acdb-089f1fdfdb86/al-mudhaibi-dwelling-oman.jpg Al-Mudhaibi – a town in Oman's eastern region Al-Mudhaibi Dwelling A stone-built house in the old quarter of Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. https://www.clivegracey.net/omani-desert-settlements daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/534577b7-dbe1-439f-9b84-a1d2b30dc62e/15-1-19e.jpg Jalaan – a desert and coastal area of Oman's eastern region stuck in a 1970's time warp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/86afbd2f-c2c9-4af1-93b8-6b9c05fbc19a/Jalaan-low-stone+building-%231.jpg Jalaan – a desert and coastal area of Oman's eastern region stuck in a 1970's time warp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d51854ba-91e9-4c85-804b-17eee9005f74/Jalaan-low-stone+building-green-doors.jpg Jalaan – a desert and coastal area of Oman's eastern region stuck in a 1970's time warp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/73b1e4a0-5ad2-4b88-b303-1eb3409fc1f6/Jalaan-low-stone+building-one-green-door.jpg Jalaan – a desert and coastal area of Oman's eastern region stuck in a 1970's time warp 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2c58b5c0-1205-47cd-bbc3-7f7d3d0f16e2/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-04.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Baid Aal-Wuqf, Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala Inteior of Bait Al-Wuqf in Al-Minzfah, Ibra SUfala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, showing part of a painted palm beam ceiling. Such ceilings were painted not just for decoration but for the practical reason of preventing termite invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/822fd00d-31a2-456e-8da2-8aa59d86e57a/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Baid Aal-Wuqf, Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala Inteior of Bait Al-Wuqf in Al-Minzfah, Ibra SUfala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, showing part of a painted palm beam ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/402941db-3b9a-4fb4-aa3e-eb6d1c7b1633/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatrar.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala Bait Salim bin Abdullah Al-Barwani in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658498188654-QJ0MLK7CNN6Z8CDXKQ3R/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-10.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala Bait Salim bin Abdullah Al-Barwani in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5f1a7e56-6587-487d-b7e2-3cf3d3332c5a/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatrat.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sofala Architectural details inside the ruins of Bait Al-Kabir in Al-Minzfah, Ibra, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/227c0949-ce09-439b-95a1-515e4c04cca6/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-08.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Hajar Dwelling, Ibra A 19th century stone dwelling in Al-Hajar, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8823b932-a0dd-47ed-9275-0a4208264def/Ibra-Bait-al-decreipt-door-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala An door in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The form and manner of carving is suggestive of an Omani Style door of East African Origin, dating to the mid-19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/147300a1-c9fd-4fba-8c52-2c7396dd3bd3/Ibra-Bait-al-ancient-door-04.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala An door in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The iconography and manner of carving indicates that it is an Omani Style door of East African Origin, dating to the mid-19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/75f60264-68bd-4f50-ae0c-c6510086f993/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatrabr.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait As-Sudur, Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala An inscription in what would have been the vestibule of Bait As-Sudur in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The inscription mentions the builder of the house as Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Masud Al-Barwani and gives the date of completion as 1128 AH, corresponding to 1715-16 CE. This photograph was taken in the early-1990s; today the inscription has largely disappeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2b1925ab-c49e-4027-b649-f429340d2176/Ibra-Bait-al-arches.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait As-Sudur, Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala The inscription in Bait As-Sudur in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, as it appeared in the mid-1990s. The inscription, mostly imploring blessings on the house from Allah, has a date which is not fully legible. However, the inscription mentions that the house was built during the reigh of Imam Sultan bin Saif bin Sultan Al-Ya'arubi, who ruled Oman between 1711 and 1718. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9744baad-3a1b-4b29-9e7a-448c3b138b00/Ibra-Bait-al-inscription-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait As-Sudur, Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala The inscription in Bait As-Sudur in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman, as it appeared in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b86080e4-d8f2-4a6f-9d4c-f49f7252afbc/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-07.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara, Alayat Ibra Bait Al-Mujaddara in Alayat Ibra, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Dated to 1182 AH/1768 CE, it is one of the largest private dwellings ever built in Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad002ac0-f078-4c9e-88e5-d43682404af9/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara, Alayat Ibra Bait Al-Mujaddara in Alayat Ibra, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Dated to 1182 AH/1768 CE, it is one of the largest private dwellings ever built in Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5a0016d6-23c4-45ac-97d8-1e2295cb789b/Ibra-Bait-al-ancient-door-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Main Door of Bait Al-Mujaddara The main entrance of Bait Al-Mujaddara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/74abbe05-ece8-41e6-bd7e-83f69d420864/Ibra-Bait-al-ancient-door-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Door, Left Leaf The left leaf of the main portal of Bait Al-Mujaddara, Alayat Ibra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a6470a74-964a-4816-ae60-ed318195ab6f/Ibra-Bait-al-inscription-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Door Detail Detail of the left leaf of the door of Bait Al-Mujaddara in Alayat Ibra. The inscription mentions the name of the house’s patron, Sulayman bin Nassir bin Hamad Al-Maskari, and the wood carver, Farhan bin Salim bin Farnah Al-Shirazi. The date of completion, 1182 AH, corresponding to 1768 CE, is also visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf2c6ac4-5afe-4505-98cc-03c442884589/Ibra-Bait-al-ancient-door-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Door, Right Leaf The right leaf of the main portal of Bait Al-Mujaddara, Alayat Ibra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/558d3f45-0736-4f11-87c9-297f6df968de/Ibra-Bait-al-inscription-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait al-Mujaddara Door Detail Detail of the door to Bait Al-Mujaddara in Alayat Ibra, dated 1182 AH/1768 CE. This inscription, on the door’s right hand leaf, is Verse 162 from Surat Al-An’am of the Holy Quran, which reads: “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b261999e-6de3-4df0-b81c-52fae4bb48aa/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatra_empty-room.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Interior The vestibule of Bait Al-Mujaddara, Ibra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1fa249d3-2938-48fe-8030-349b22e87b17/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-hand-painted-wall.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Qabir, Alayat Ibra Persian chinoiserie dishes from 17th century set into the ceiling of a room in Bait Al-Kabir in Alayat Ibra, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6737f779-d302-4832-9622-38893ac88516/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Interior A view of the interior of Bait Al-Mujaddara, in Alayat Ibra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3bfd3cfd-0d6e-41f0-b4dc-ff334b7945ed/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Interior The upper landing of Bait Al-Mujaddara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03851359-7aac-4038-8364-2cbb3ee68391/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-07.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Bait Al-Mujaddara Interior Looking down on the first floor landing from steps to the roof of Bait Al-Mujaddara. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f7a588b1-9119-4ec8-b263-b98d5ba837a3/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-exterior-painted-door-04.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala The painted vestibule of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/aa119f8d-3ace-468b-a32f-7169b23b0093/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatraa.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala The painted door of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f6c255e5-f934-4547-82b1-bb89a0fba147/Ibra-Bait-colorful-door-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala The painted door of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a8d3dd8a-7160-4ee7-99aa-971cb0f441b5/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-exterior-painted-door-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala An interior painted door of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/53b11c1e-4820-41b6-9745-d877619cda2f/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-exterior-painted-door-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala A painted metal door of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8b3d29e0-46e0-4217-be48-a25de7446229/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-door-06.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala The painted door of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/06b326dd-45aa-4989-8699-b42dbb9bcee8/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Ceiling, Ibra Sufala The painted ceiling in a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/539a595b-ed41-4cf9-86af-e1fc9b31420b/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-05.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Ceiling, Ibra Sufala The painted ceiling in a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dfe8e536-50ec-4f1c-83c2-af2df81789b6/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-1.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Ceiling, Ibra Sufala The painted ceiling in a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d7f9c7f8-d2bc-40ee-b1f4-dc4cc74cbfca/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-painted-ceiling-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/56195a67-8167-45fa-8056-82ec70721b5b/Ibra-Bait-al-mujadatrabh.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala A transitional dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, comprising an older, mud-brick section (right) and a more modern concrete block section (left.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cc9e03fc-0be9-449c-a954-a8e46e95d10b/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-04.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala A humble dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d03dc882-bc9d-441a-9ffe-07163c4ddf35/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-05.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala A humble dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/49837fa8-76b6-4169-86a1-c3ada9b558bc/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala A 1970s dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b9905618-aa0e-4e10-b0a7-33e2438f6441/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-exterior-painted-door-03.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Dwelling, Ibra Sufala The painted vestibule of a dwelling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/584d857d-319a-4ee3-9f6a-817f9b464463/Ibra-Bait-al-decreipt-door-01.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Door, Ibra Sufala An ornately carved door in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1b56d9fb-d370-443f-b4e1-0aa6544b833c/Ibra-Bait-al-decreipt-door-02.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Painted Door, Ibra Sufala A painted Door of a shop in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3c181bf-38be-47ed-bb33-8d0b4ce4da4c/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-04.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Hajar Dwelling, Ibra Sufala The vestibule of a 19th century dwelling in Al-Hajar, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8e13f43a-8af8-4be7-98b8-d92404ac8ac4/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-05.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Interior, Ibra Sufala The interior of a former doctor's surgery in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8af9184e-ab5c-485e-9294-ff43bc33e061/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-empty-room-06.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Qanatir Interior, Ibra Sufala The interior of a former doctor's surgery in Al-Qanatir, Ibra Sufala, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5f716921-7c37-4c3e-a36e-21e52fba6c6a/Ibra-Bait-al-free-standong-mural.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Past and Present A street scene in Al-Minzfah, Ibra Sufala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8e9732fe-2f26-4f9c-a6b8-d5368853e627/ibra-baid-al-wuqf-abandoned-building-06.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Hajar Dwelling, Ibra Sufala The ruins of a large dwelling in Al-Hajar, Ibra Sufala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a2f0660a-2208-4fed-8323-16ebf44dcf3f/ibra-hajar-door.jpg Ibra - the main town in Oman's Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate Al-Hajar Door, Ibra Sufala The entrance portal of a dwelling in Al-Hajar, Ibra Sufala. The chain and lotus blossom motifs on the door jambs and lintel indicate it is of East African origin. The original wooden door leaves have been replaced with metal leaves. https://www.clivegracey.net/omani-mahrib-traditional-ibadi-mosques daily 0.75 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2a22e539-e01d-4f79-bc10-d8b2cb491810/Muqazza-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah, Izki The mihrab of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah in the Wiliyat of Izki. The mihrab is the work of Ali bin Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi and is dated 1029 AH, corresponding to 1619 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0952b5be-0c85-4309-8e03-f9d00917f76c/great-mosque-saal-nizwa-mihrab.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Prayer Niche of the Great Mosque of Saal Nizwa The large carved stucco mihrab of the Great Mosque of Saal in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, is the oldest surviving example of the art form in Sultanate of Oman. It is dated Rabi' II 650 AH, corresponding to June-July 1252 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ffd37d25-4f3b-42d9-baa9-8f7b6eaa88e3/mihrab-great-mosque-saal-nizwa.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Saal Nizwa Interior of the Great Mosque of Saal in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The carved stucco mihrab is the earliest surviving example of this artform in the Sultanate of Oman. According to an inscription on the mihrab, it was completed in Rabi' II 650 AH, corresponding to June-July 1252 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5d5ccf5b-1ea6-47dc-bbbb-2e43a127b3c9/white-prayer-nitche-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ali mihrab, Harat al-Bilad, Oman This image shows the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ali in the settlement of Harat Al-Bilad in the Wiliyat of Manah. The inscriptions, central rosette, prayer niche and engaged columns are the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammed al-Humaimi and date from 1504 CE. It is the second earliest surviving example of this art form in Oman. The top of the mihrab suggests that it was modified at some point in the past after Al-Humaimi's involvement came to an end, requiring the addition or replacement of the inner band above the columns and the outer band with shallow-moulded tiles. The Ming dish embedded in the central rosette is the earliest surviving example in Oman of the use of inset porcelain as architectural adornment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c0c9bf1b-6df9-4f81-9352-b16eba238982/prayer-nitch-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ali mihrab, Harat al-Bilad, Oman The upper section of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ali in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, showing the central rosette and three inscriptions which are the deeply-carved work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammed al-Humaini. The molded tiles of the band surrounding the central rosette and the outer band with roundels are not al-Humaimi's work. The top right inscription is the Shahada (First Pillar of the Islamic Faith) and reads: There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the Messenger of Allah The top left inscription reads: This blessed mihrab was erected by the great sayh the generous and noble one Abdallah bin Wahab may God forgive him and the believers in the Day of Reckoning. This mihrab was completed on Tuesday 13 of the month of Rajab of the year nine after nine hundred from the Hegira [1st January 1504 C.E.] of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. The second two-line inscription, on a panel above the central rosette, reads: The work of this mihrab was made by the poor servant, the hoping for forgiveness and mercy of his Lord Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al Humaymi from Manah who wrote this script by his hand. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The date of building of mosque of al-Ali, erected by god for the Muslims was completed in the 8th of the month Jumada II of the year six and seventy after eight hundred [22nd November 1471] from the Hegira of the Messenger, God bless him and grant him salvation. Its promoters were seyh Wahab bin Ahmad and Ahmad bin Sulayman and Hasan bin Sulayman Belqasim and Ahmed bin ... and he was ... of the mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0866071c-cfc0-4d5f-9837-456f4fc716d5/dedtail-white-prayer-nitch-plate-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Ali mihrab, Harat al-Bilad The central rosette of the mihrab, with inset Folk Ming dish. The motif on the dish is of a distressed rock entwined with chrysanthemum blossoms and probably dates from the late 15th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/55becb85-85f8-4d84-9fc0-defd2bba1800/white-arch-prayer-nitch-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Ali mihrab, Harat al-Bilad, Oman Recessed arches of the prayer niche of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ali, Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/246bffc1-155b-439f-93fd-2c4f54790746/Ali-Mihrab-Detail-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ali Mihrab. Harat al-Bilad The recessed arches above the prayer niche of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ali in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, illustrating the loose, free-hand nature of al-Humaimi's early work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9cbad627-17b0-402e-a3b7-9079618ea8f5/Shari-mihrab-green-niche-3-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ayn, Harat al-Bilad, Oman The prayer hall (haram) or Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in the settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Wiliyat of Manah, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab (prayer niche) is by master craftsman Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, a native of Manah, and is the earliest surviving complete example of his work. It is the third earliest surviving example of this artform in Oman and dates from 1505 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d7ab93ae-785f-478c-8c1b-fd3368664c17/Ayn-Mihrab-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Ayn Mihrab, Harat al-Bilad The mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, after restoration and cleaning. The inscription along the top of the mihrab is the Shahada (First Pillar of the Islamic Faith) and reads: There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah The two-line inscription above the central rosette reads: Promoted by the great Sheikh, the generous and noble one, may God forgive him in the Day of Judgment from his sins with all the Muslims, I mean Abdallah bin Wahab bin Ahmad Work of the poor servant of God, the hoping for mercy and forgiveness of his Lord. Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi, from the village of Manah, and it was completed in the month of Muharram in the year nine hundred and eleven years [Jun-Jul. 1505] from the Hegira. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9bc518ce-e632-4216-abc8-060ab38a78d0/Ayn-Mihrab-Hasselblad-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ayn mihrab detail Detail of the mihrab of al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, showing the outer bands of alternating larger and smaller medallions set within a stylized floral surround, redolent of the gardens of paradise, and entwined in a so-called ‘endless knot’, which may symbolize the endless space and time of Creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/87e9a902-8b63-45c8-b462-8f85dd2ea1c4/Sari-mihrab-green-niche-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Ayn Mihrab Detail, Oman The prayer niche of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, with recessed arches and engaged columns. photographed at sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658642452718-NQKZEH8Q9HTY12M3JXDG/Mihrab-Plate-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Folk Ming dish, Al-Masjid al-'Ayn Mihrab, Oman The Folk Kiln blue and white Ming dish embedded in the centre of the rosette of the carved stucco mihrab of al-Masjid al-‘Ayn, Sultanate of Oman, showing a phoenix in flight among lotus blossoms. The calligraphic style of the painting and the year of construction of the mihrab (1505 CE) would suggest that the dish was manufactured in the late 15th century, during the latter part of the Chenghua and Hangzhi Period (1465–1505 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a3bdef8a-a83f-4edf-ac76-a78ff08601dc/detail-plate-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Ming Dish, Oman A late 15th century Ming porcelain dish in the central rosette of a carved mihrab (prayer niche) in Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6fcf0a28-06cb-4852-a14f-d829f7e51ca3/Caption-Bahlajpg-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Bahla mihrab, Oman The mihrab of the Great Mosque of Bahla, Sultanate of Oman, dated 917 AH/1511 CE, is partly the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, who is credited with reviving the art of mihrab carving in first two decades of the 16th century. Only the central section and upper inscription band and crown of this mihrab are attributed to him, the rest being fabricated of molded tiles. Whether the mihrab was left incomplete by al-Humaimi or restored at some date after his involvement is not known. What there is of his work here is stylistically quite divergent from his other extant work. The large inscription along the top of the mihrab reads: There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The sovereignty is Allah's, the One, the Almighty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4d998665-a962-41e8-883f-e18ee5c2a421/Caption-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Bahla, Oman The central section of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Bahla, Sultanate of Oman, which is the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi and dates from 917 AH/1511 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/66c61c5f-3210-4a74-8ff5-20b26f24bbc6/Great-Mosque-Bahla-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of The Great Mosque of Bahla, Oman The central rosette and inscription of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman. The inscription reads: This blessed mihrab was erected by the glorious sayh, source of truth and wealth, I mean Abdullah bin Wahab, may God save him from the torments of fire and may protect him the preferred Prophed Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. This mihrab was built by Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Humaymi. The date of the building was Safar of the year after the year of nine hundred and seventeen years [May 1511] from the year of the Prophet's Heigra, God bless him and grant him salvation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a03a8a2b-1c77-4a74-a1ca-2b51aab7f52b/Bahla-Rosette-detail-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of The Great Mosque of Bahla, Oman The central arch and rosette with surrounding freehand panel of the mihrab of The Great Mosque of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9bfbbed3-a3de-4296-acdc-4ee9cbd60ce7/Bahla-Rosette-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of The Great Mosque of Bahla, Oman The central arch and rosette with surrounding freehand panel of the mihrab of The Great Mosque of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman. This mihrab is the only one of the five surviving examples of the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi in which he did not incorporate a porcelain dish in the centre of the rosette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/db534afc-c1e1-4363-a850-6efcbd6a8ae4/Shari-mihrab-green-niche-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharah mihrab, Harat al Bilad, Oman The carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah is a late surviving example of the work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Humaimi and dates from 922 AH/1516-7 CE. The mihrab would originally have been unpainted, the green gloss coat being a modern application. The large inscription in Kufic script along the top of the mihrab is the Shahada, (Confession of Faith), which is the First of the Five Pillars of Islam. It reads: La ilaha illa Allah wa-Muhammad rasul Allah There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah Typical of most of the remaining carved maharib in Oman, the name of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is in the centre of the inscription, directly above the prayer niche. The two-line inscription reads: This blessed mosque was erected by the savant Sheikh Muhammad bin Abu l-Hasan and by Salih bin Sabah and by Sheikh Halaf bin Abdallah bin Halaf bin Abu l-‘Abad and Halaf bin Belhasan bin Mu‘in may God forgive them in the Day of Judgment. Work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi from the village of Manh in the year two and twenty after nine hundred [A.D. 1516-7] from the Hegira of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. God is powerful over everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0bee76aa-be1b-4118-9b1b-d72c17aa9f15/Shura-Mihrab-5-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharah mihrab, Oman The mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah in Harat al-Hilad, Sultanate of Oman, after restoration and cleaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7bac506f-c172-470d-935c-39eae2c7fb1c/Shari-mihrab-green-niche-4-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharah mihrab, Oman Detail of the mihrab of al-Masjid ash-Sharah in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. Note the ceramic bowl in each spandrel of the prayer niche arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eb6a69e6-9b06-4d33-b471-7fe9beafe887/Shura-Mihrab-6-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Folk Ming dish, Al-Masjid ash-Sharah mihrab, Oman The Folk Ming porcelain blue and white dish inset in the centre of the rosette of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah mihrab, Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. The dish, which depicts a phoenix in flight amid lotus scrolls was revealed after paint overlay was removed during restoration in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/be86d559-9e4a-4340-8270-f7eb8fed2d13/Nakhal-prayer-niche-stunning.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Al-Gharid, Nakhal This mihrab is the work of Mushmil bin Umar al-Manhi and is dated 923 AH, corresponding to 1517-18 CE. The mihrab originally incorporated at least 13 and possibly 15 ceramic plates and dishes, possibly Chinese in origin, as part of its decorative scheme. These have long since been removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d465286e-eecb-451c-8f16-0f2821de9853/Al-Gharid-prayer-niche-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Al-Gharid Mihrab Detail Detail of the carved stucco mihrab of the Great Mosque of Al-Gharid in the Wiliyat of Nakhal, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab is the work of Mushmil bin Umar al-Manhi and is dated 923 AH, corresponding to 1517-18 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1aab18ec-0be2-4e84-a821-159d3d1fbd76/Nakahl-3-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Masjid al-Muqbara, Nakhal The mihrab of Masjid al-Muqbara in Nakhal. This is a modern copy of the original, of which only the inscription is preserved. This gives the name of the craftsmen, Musmil bin Oman bin Muhammed al-Manhi and his son Talib, and the date of construction, 923 AH, corresponding to 1517 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/665aa581-7427-41b0-8618-2c62d7e7c9dc/Al-Gharid-prayer-niche-through-arch-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Al-Gharid, Nakhal Interior of the Great Mosque of Al-Gharid in Nakhl, Sultanate of Oman. The carved stucco mihrab is the work of Mushmil bin Umar al-Manhi and is dated 923 AH, corresponding to 1517-18 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dbc4778f-98be-493b-aa17-af29bf8081e7/Al-Sharja-Mosque-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja, Nizwa The mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharja, situated in the Sa'al quarter of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, is the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi. It is the latest of the five surviving examples of his work and is dated 924 AH/1518-9 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5721f299-d2b5-4111-a6a9-141727d4d724/Al-Sharja-Mosque-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja Mihrab, Nizwa The mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharja, situated in the Sa'al quarter of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, is the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi. It is the latest of the five surviving examples of his work and is dated 924 AH/1518-9 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f9a53942-2463-4861-933f-8f7e9b6250af/Masjid-Al-Sharja-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Detail of mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid Central section of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman, probably dating from the 1560s CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b488a25a-bb9f-43b8-af86-6c2887b55d06/Masjid-Sharja-Detail-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja, Nizwa, Oman Detail of the mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid ash-Sharja in Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab was carved by Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi in 1517 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4542ee3d-c6a5-47b0-8586-25f99c1449bc/Masjid-Sharja-Detail-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja Mihrab detail Roundel contained in an endless-knot and surrounded by floral decorations perhaps symbolic of the Gardens of Paradise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bc13f3c7-2a14-4ad8-91f4-0a4a947c5278/Sharja-Detail-3.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja mihrab detail A roundel and floral decorations in the outer band of the mihrab of Al-Masjid ash Sharja, Nizwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c7704026-b06e-4c97-8b6d-cf56ca21381f/Sharja-Detail-4.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid ash-Sharja mihrab detail Roundels and floral patterns in the mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharja, Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5ef92143-575a-4660-aaf3-2c262d195b16/Masjid-Sharja-Nizwa-mosque.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Ash-Sharja mihrab detail The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Ash-Sharja, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, following restoration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b562e933-8209-49d7-950b-b13546704071/Sharja-Nizwa-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Ash-Sharja mihrab detail Central section of the carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Ash-Sharja, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, following restoration. The mihrab is the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi and is dates 924 AH, corresponding to 1518-19 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f37f8cd8-36b1-40d1-8da3-081f82f97689/Masjid-Jennah-Nizwa-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid al-Jinnah Mihrab, Nizwa The mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah in Nizwa. The name of the craftsman is not recorded, though the date of construction is given as 925 AH, corresponding to 1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/66ef30ac-2465-4ed3-b8e0-0dc83153fefe/Masjid-al-Jinnah-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches The Mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah, Nizwa The mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah in Nizwa. The name of the craftsman is not recorded, though the date of construction is given as 925 AH, corresponding to 1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e4d11ae4-bbfe-4586-9f5a-144b7ce73e03/Masjid-al-Jinnah-Ming-Bowl-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches The Mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah, Nizwa A porcelain dish inset in the mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah in Nizwa. The name of the craftsman is not recorded, though the date of construction is given as 925 AH, corresponding to 1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b4fc0663-863e-497b-a850-2a695a48361e/Masjid-al-Jinnah-Ming-Bowl-b.jpg Omani Prayer Niches The Mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah, Nizwa A porcelain dish inset in the mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah in Nizwa, dating from 925 AH, corresponding to 1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5703bfee-5596-43c9-af96-68ab9ed931b8/Mashid-Jennah-Nizwa-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches The Mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah, Nizwa A roundel of the mihrab of Masjid al-Jinnah in Nizwa, dating from 925 AH, corresponding to 1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6d4dba0c-4f50-4d15-bf20-8085b0480a72/Masjid-Jennah-Nizwa-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Al-Jinnah Mihrab Detail A roundel of the carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Al-Jinnah in Nizwa, dating from 925 AH/1519 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f68c6bbd-0fd8-4a45-a505-8ef81e0fa986/Nizwa-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Ash-Shawadina Mihrab, Nizwa The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Ash-Shawadina in Al-Aqr quarter of Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The mihrab is the work of Issa bin Abdullah bin Yusuf and is dated Ramadhan 936 AH, corresponding to April-May 1530 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7a08a9b3-49e6-42b9-99a1-db09c51893e4/Nizwa-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Ash-Shawadina Mihrab, Nizwa The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Ash-Shawadina in Al-Aqr quarter of Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The mihrab is the work of Issa bin Abdullah bin Yusuf and is dated Ramadhan 936 AH, corresponding to April-May 1530 CE. The blue and white porcelain dish set in the centre of the rosette (now broken) depicted a qilin, a creature from Chinese mythology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8aba4fc3-8974-4e34-a4a1-09c68b5b6c0e/Harat-al-Bilad-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Manah mihrab The carved stucco mihrab of the Great Mosque of Manah, made by “Issa bin Abdullah bin Masud Yusuf bin Saif from Bahla in the year one and forty of nine hundred [AH]”, corresponding to 1534-5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0f9ecea3-916b-43d4-8bc5-e29e3988c8a1/Harat-al-Bilad-GM-22-8-20c.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Manah mihrab The carved stucco mihrab of the Great Mosque of Manah, made by “Issa bin Abdullah bin Masud Yusuf bin Saif from Bahla in the year one and forty of nine hundred [AH]”, corresponding to 1534-5 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a2da75d3-0f4b-422e-8d2a-5938d0e84ce2/Masjid-As-Sarooj%2C-Sumail-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid As-Sarooj, Sumail The interior of Masjid As-Sarooj in Sumail, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab is the work of Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi. The date of construction as given in the inscription is unclear, but may be 979 AH, corresponding to 1562 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/13940098-7dc8-4d08-b6e4-82d749a4ff77/Masjid-As-Sarooj-Sumail-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid As-Sarooj, Sumail The mihrab of Masjid As-Sarooj in Sumail, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab is the work of Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi. The date of construction as given in the inscription is unclear, but may be 969 AH, corresponding to 1562 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f3a2d400-397c-4e62-ba9f-f64c909a45cf/Awayna-Mihrab-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Awayna Mihrab, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman The carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. It was carved by Talib bin Musmil bin Umar, a native of Manah. The date in the inscription is no longer legible though we know that Talib bin Musmil was active during the 1560s CE. This mihrab is now in the National Museum in Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5cf0bac0-e9d9-4747-b5f6-e88ae8a3de0e/Awayna-4-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-'Awayna Mihrab, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman The central section of the carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. It was carved by Talib bin Musmil bin Umar, a native of Manah. The date in the inscription is no longer legible though we know that Talib bin Musmil was active during the 1560s CE. This mihrab is now in the National Museum in Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2854cd12-f2e0-43ed-9463-a24530c611dd/Awayna-3-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Detail of the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid The central section of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid in the Sultanate of Oman, which originally had three inset porcelain bowls. This mihrab is now in the National Museum in Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8818f173-6afd-4521-ae8f-c6f433bd2309/Awayna-5-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Detail of Al-Masjid al-Awayna Mihrab Decorative pattern that forms part of the upper section of the mihrab containing the Shahada (Confession of Faith) in Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0c076ee7-69b6-40dd-82e0-4ec4b310e91b/Awaina-l-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid Roundel from the outer band of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/937c3a60-3c98-4f41-9bee-b249f2529995/Awayna-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman Detail of the carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b87f4d30-52ae-4513-a24d-0e054f658cd5/Awayna-detail-carving-8-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman Roundel and stylized floral pattern from the outer band of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7795c753-392c-45cf-8d1b-1fbca4a86805/Awayna-detail-7-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid Al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman Roundel in the outer band of the mihrab of Al-Masjid Al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6a53daca-d48c-41c2-b5c0-ad3b48a0bcfb/Awayna-detail-plate-6-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Masjid al-Awayna, Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman Fragment of a porcelain bowl of apparently Chinese provenance in the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Awayna in Wadi Bani Khalid in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658642559690-GCF78WJMY5DA5S22Q405/Awayna-Mihrab-in-National-Museum-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Masjid Al-Awaina in the National Museum Muscat Today the mihrab of Masjid Al-Awaina is on display in the National Museum, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8e228ef1-52f8-474b-844d-59f3f4d382f2/Masjid-Al-Musara%27a-Sumail-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid al-Muzara'a, Sumail A traditional Ibadi mosque in Sumail, Sultanate of Oman, known as Masjid al-Muzara’a (The Garden Mosque). The mosque's mihrap is shown in the next image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b38fc865-2f62-4d6b-8943-b18690a8bff6/Masjid-Al-Muzara%27a-Sumal-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Masjid al-Muzara'a, Sumail The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid al-Muzara’a, Sumail, is the work of Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi and is dated 974 AH, corresponding to 1567 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9b372a9a-5bf3-4352-9e0f-a2079d21e263/Masjid-Al-Muzara%27a-Sumail-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Interior of Masjid al-Muzara'a, Sumail The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid al-Mazara’a, Sumail, is the work of Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi and is dated 974 AH, corresponding to 1567 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1f0803c7-7f25-4147-99d3-3e687dc457f5/Mosque-of-Al-Muqazzah-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Interior of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah, Izki The interior of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah in the Wiliyat of Izki, showing the carved stucco mihrab. The mihrab is the work of Ali bin Talib bin Mushmil al-Manhi and is dated 1029 AH, corresponding to 1619 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fddefae1-8a14-4674-8790-50fefc55d600/Chinese-Dish-Muqazzah-mihrab-lower-left-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Grand Mosque of Muqazzah Mihrab Detail A Ming dish of the Wanli Period (1563-1620) set in the lower left outer band of the mihrab of the Grand Mosque of Muqazzah in the Wiliyat of Izki. The dish depicts three bulbuls in flight around a stylized peony blossom. The bulbul, with its crown of white feathers, is known in Chinese as ‘the white headed old man’ and so symbolizes ripe old age. The peony blossom is a symbol both of riches and honour and of spring. The combined motifs therefore symbolize wealth and honour throughout a long life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/57a2e9c2-db73-4303-a01b-083da0fb5936/Chinese-Dish-Muqazzah-lower-right-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Muqazzah Mihrab Detail A Wanli Period (1572-1620 CE) Ming dish embedded in the lower left outer band of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah in the Wiliyat of Izki. The medallion depicts a crane, a Chinese symbol for longevity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f70ca745-e737-4e76-910b-65e8ea1fc384/Manal-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Manal The mihrab or prayer niche of Great Mosque of Manal, The inscription is lost but stylistic similarities with the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Muqazzah suggest it is the work Ali bin Talib Bin Musmil Al-Manhi and therefore dates from the early 17th century. The mihrab has been restored and the ceramic dishes are not the originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/56b5a7d7-ea8e-4a50-a702-c69a750c2247/Nakhal-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Al-Jebel mihrab, Nakhal The mihrab or prayer niche of Masjid Al-Jebel in Nakhal, made by Majid bin Talib Bin Musmil Al-Manhi in the early 17th century. The mihrab has been restored and the ceramic dishes are not the originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/afddf7c5-cd2b-48a4-9dbb-6e48d3700091/Masjid-Al-Jebel-Inscription-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Al-Jebel mihrab, Nakhal The central section of the mihrab of Masjid Al-Jebel in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, showing the inscription on either side of the arch. The inscription is today largely illegible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e9b9284-fe4a-4090-9906-cb278394ec59/Sinaw-Mihrab-3-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Al Bu Rashid Quarter, Sinaw, Oman The mihrab in the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter of Sinaw in the Sultanate of Oman. It is the work of one Ali bin Talib bin Ali, a native of the town of Nakhl, and is dated 1068 AH/1658 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/55faab45-1115-442c-9d27-6a8cc8215e63/Sinaw-Mosque-4-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter, Sinaw, Oman The mihrab in the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter of Sinaw, Sultanate of Oman. It is the work of one Ali bin Talib bin Ali, a native of the town of Nakhl. It is dated 1068 AH/1658 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/51911e10-c33f-4e20-ab60-5efefcf2c434/Sinaw-Mihrab-1-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter, Sinaw Central panel with porcelain dish and four satellite bowls, inscription and fluted prayer niche of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter of Sinaw, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/acde3454-65e2-4395-bdea-5028ee6ae7e9/Sinaw-Mihrab-2-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter of Sinaw, Oman Inscription above the prayer niche of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of the Al Bu Rashid Quarter, Sinaw, Sultanate of Oman. The inscription reads: This mihrab was completed Monday 22 Rabi II of the year eight years and sixty years and thousand years [22 Rabi II of 1068 AH/27 January 1658 CE] by the hand of the master Ali bin Talib bin Ali bin Kahal from Nakhal when Oman was under the rule of Imam Sultan bin Sayf Erected by the sayh Sa lih bin Ali Al-Hashimi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1be0fdef-75db-4131-93e9-d38b97331adb/Muslimat-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Muslimat The external mihrab or prayer niche of the Great Mosque of Muslimat, Al-Wadi Al-Ma’awil, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/66eb4b7b-668d-4dc9-974c-f497b197e135/Great+Mosque+of+Muslimat+copy.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Muslimat, Wadi Al-Mawil, Oman Carved stucco mihrab in the Great Mosque of Muslimat in the Wiliyat of Al-Mawil, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab is not inscribed and so nothing is known about its date of construction or who carved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/661446d5-fbe7-4967-b20e-8ea90124b704/Great+Mosque+of+Muslimat+b+copy.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Muslimat, Wadi Al-Mawil, Oman Carved stucco mihrab in the Great Mosque of Muslimat in the Wiliyat of Al-Mawil, Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab is not inscribed and so nothing is known about its date of construction or who carved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/afcf1850-9a77-4835-8c05-92fddf756537/Masjid-Al-Agbari-Sumail-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Al-Agbari Mihrab, Sumail The carved stucco mihrab of Masjid Al-Agbari in Sumail, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The name of the craftsman is not recorded. The date of completion is given as 1245 AH, corresponding to 1829-30 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9ab75229-bc73-4f3e-a392-6c71ec55d350/Hamra-prayer-niche-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Al-Hamra external prayer niche External prayer niche of a mosque in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5287e4e7-62f7-433e-aad2-2218109cd632/Khadra-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab in a Mosque in Al-Kadra' in Oman The mihrab of a ruined mosque in Al-Kadra Bani Daffa in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4f3b6981-e527-4c7a-809b-5238672b8a22/Harat-Al-Shaibani-Prayer-Niche-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Great Mosque of Harat Al-Shaybani Mihrab, Adam The mihrab of the Great Mosque of Harat Al-Shaybani in Adam, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/070bdbb0-14e3-448e-8ee9-69f8eb5afda1/Al-Yaman-Mosque-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Mosque in Al-Yemen Village, Izki, Oman The mihrab (prayer niche) of the Friday Mosque in Al-Yemen village in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0c7ff03b-e3f1-4c91-9c60-3ef691af5be0/Imti-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Manal Mosque Mihrab The mihrab of a small mosque in Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/002ae239-ec1b-4996-8d22-de09c0f28a22/Masjid-al-Mandhri-Nizwa-Harat-Al-Suwaiq-jpg.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Mihrab of Masjid Al-Mandhri, Nizwa The mihrab of Masjid Al-Mandhri in Harat As-Suwaiq, Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/336ed59f-7613-4307-b843-b3a093f043fa/Masjid%2Bal-Ghadhanah%2BNizwa%2B12-3-21f.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Masjid Al-Ghadhanah Mihrab, Nizwa The mihrab or prayer niche of Masjid Al-Ghadhanah in Harat Al-Suwaiq in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b11817b1-d6c4-4ba2-bc31-af8f215d1d1e/wadi-bani-habib-oman-mosque.jpg Omani Prayer Niches Wadi Bani Habib Mihrab The mihrab or prayer niche of a small mosque in Wadi Bani Habib, Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://www.clivegracey.net/traditional-omani-artform daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a2b2ae70-bc9e-4dd3-a4e4-792d2047837b/jibreen-fort-sun-ceiling-oman.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/767529cd-1eab-4c93-aeab-d018d735787b/Al-Nizr-colorful-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Nizr Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Nizr village in Izki, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/daea9a6a-5f46-48a2-895a-d7983b9dd58a/jibreen-castle-oman-moon-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, dating from the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/18d70fe5-660a-4429-8be6-b1c760c195cf/New-Jibreen-Joiner-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6e9a4c89-b8e1-43e7-8c85-b044d9c6612c/jibreen-castle-painted-ceiling-oman.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d7f470e2-95a8-4f1c-9227-72ba8b00dd5c/jibreen-fort-oman-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1bd17323-d8f0-46c6-9435-608ca25d63a3/painted-ceiling-jibreen-castle-oman.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fb780061-cee9-47b5-898c-e753cc6426bf/Jibreend.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4d4650a7-160c-47ca-bdc7-87e835040ff5/Jibreenb.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Ceiling A partially painted ceiling in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE). By the time the castle was renovated in the early 1980s, this ceiling had mostly collapsed and only one panel of the original painted ceiling could be saved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7f3a5b40-140b-44bd-a8d2-e4f5a5c6570e/Jibreenc.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Jibreen Castle Painted Ceiling One of several smaller painted ceilings in Jibreen Castle in the Sultanate of Oman, built in the latter half of the 17th century by the Imam Bil’arab bin Sultan Al-Ya’arubi (ruled 1679-1692 CE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/63701d75-1b2d-472c-a019-ba5ee2413b1b/omani-painted-ceiling-bahla-fort.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8aee2503-1ae6-4d69-9ae2-6cbb49f4af70/Mudhaibi-Ceiling-6.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4b8a70d8-f4f8-40d6-82eb-465b75b4c463/Awabi-8.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Awabi by Ahmed bin Malik Al-Ma’awali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/73289111-cb4d-44cb-b97c-cd1efb847aa9/Nizwa-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Harat As-Suwaiq in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5dd01b0f-357a-4038-80d0-b026c03625f3/Nizwa-8.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nizwa. This ceiling is unusual in that it mentions the year of completion in both Hijra and Gregorian calendars – 1395 AH and 1975 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cebae971-3d08-4f18-9ede-3e0070be3afe/Nakhal-pained-colorful-ceiling-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/114295be-a93c-4f35-b077-c6b6d2457d76/AlLajal.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Lajal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3a358c2d-3564-4c0a-b265-ff6e3ad72e2f/Saal-Nizwa-26.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Saal NizwaPainted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Saal Nizwadated 1397 AH, corresponding to 1976-7 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a3c9a8d8-ff12-408a-b943-ea36d078be39/Ibra-ceiling-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Ibra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Ibra Al-Qanatir, dated 1392 AH, corresponding to 1972-3 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4c1984e8-3b74-4fcb-a7d1-9243dc918d30/Nizwa-painted-ceiling-fan.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A ceiling in Nizwa painted in the colours of the Omani national flag and dated 1397 AH, corresponding to 1977-8 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/be14d065-728d-4496-a0c5-ab0770cb52cb/Nakhal-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nakhal by the artist Ahmed bin Malik Al-Ma’awali (1916-1993). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf449d4e-78e6-476a-8853-01802e8cbb07/Ibra-ceiling-4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Painted Ceiling in Ibra-Qanatir A painted ceiling in a dwelling in Al-Qanatir in Safalat Ibra, Ash-Sharqiya North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The ceiling is dated 1392 AH, corresponding to 1971-1972 CE. Interestingly, the walls of the dwelling are of a ‘new’ material at that time, concrete blocks, though the ceiling is in the traditional style of palm beams overlaid with palm-frond matting. The broader palette is indicative of a wider range of paints being available on the market. This is probably one of the last traditional palm-beam ceilings of the settlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1ec27109-aaaa-43a1-801f-3022d4f6c8eb/Ibra-ceiling-3.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Ibra-Qanatir Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Qanatir, Ibra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/75cadb73-d642-4a9c-92c1-ed33012ad55d/bahla-painted-ceiling-4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a majlis in the old quarter of Bahla, Sultanate of Oman. The inscription on the right gives the date 1395 AH, corresponding to 1971 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/53cf4f73-e5e6-427e-a14b-84c0ad49995d/mudhayrib-8.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, dated 1391 AH, corresponding to 1971-2 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2c880d21-39cb-4b25-996b-c79f6fe6ecd0/mudhayribc.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/57806dbf-7313-4a4e-aa80-82159b20d56b/al-Mudhaibi-painted-ceiling-.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhayrib Ceiling A painted ceiling in the town of Al-Mudhayrib in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. This ceiling has since collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b4997562-db83-47ca-a542-266cdf941b55/al-mudhayrib-painted-ceiling-oman.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Al-Sharqiyah North Governorate. This ceiling has since collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6c3b7e79-3497-4b91-ab73-93380ba17353/mudhaibi-3.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bayt al-Ud Painted Ceiling, Al-Mudhaybi A painted ceiling in Bayt al-Ud, Al-Mudhaybi, ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The house was completed in 1379 AH/1959 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5cd01824-fafc-436a-becc-fd639cca3491/mudhaibi-Ceiling-5.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate.The ceiling carries the date 1373 AH [1953-4 CE]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f6b1d115-c1d4-48d8-b99d-92030bd25c05/mudhaibi-Ceiling-4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Bayt al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a3eb195a-ce60-4820-ab42-1a3c04c5135e/al-ghafata-painted-ceiling-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Ghafat Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in the house of Sheikh Ali bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0663cc40-fe20-4f88-bd94-a2cfc398cb66/Liverpool-Exhibition.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/253a9680-8e3b-4b2d-bb68-7d1190e2e08a/hamra-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/47878172-6933-4ee2-b005-f9ec4ed2aa3d/hamra--painted-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/532c2f5f-cc22-4025-bd57-3f7662309035/bahla-painted-ceiling-6.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick house in Bahla, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/50dd2d8b-5f07-443e-b757-60afdc99553b/bahla-painted-ceiling-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted majlis ceiling in a traditional mud-brick house in Bahla, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6aab3c02-9444-4bcf-b66c-ca284aa0cfb5/hamra-painted-ceiling-3.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ca723df0-e656-48c5-8961-e0d08602b366/hamra-Ceiling-painted-ceiling4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/42302a15-00a1-44d6-a415-88446326983e/hamra-Ceiling-painted-ceiling5.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/928ad88b-acd2-4512-9d2e-5a791e51d5ce/hamra-Ceiling-painted-ceiling6.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/055f7b8c-2e8a-4f06-b6a6-4e2888eae983/hamra-painted--8.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6dc9acac-4695-4a94-b6bd-a461524fa61c/hamra--painted-9.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/167b5d37-93f7-43f0-a4d4-75d056c876a4/painted-room-beams.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/87d18ba2-5fe7-439c-9adb-5597c6b3e61e/hamra-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9b3f8020-8ed9-48a6-9f66-2906919981d9/al-ghafata-painted-ceiling-4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Ghafat Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7974e3b3-bf87-4a95-b799-e1a982e4c682/al-ghafata-painted-ceiling-3.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Ghafat Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a75600a2-f5e1-4ff8-93f5-947af17f7c4c/al-ghafata-painted-ceiling-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Ghafat Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in the house of Sheikh Ali bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1bfdb44b-1310-4296-83e4-f05dba32974f/Al-Ghatat%2B15-11-17f-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Ghafat Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Ghafat, ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/158d63a2-37c5-414b-85fc-1af3af88ba36/mudhaibi-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/819d755e-ef79-4636-a740-a15d4b57e858/mudhaibi-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cd092461-9fa2-452d-872d-9dc2220cb90e/mudhaybi-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhaibi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f176f99f-f807-4827-acaf-37f5ff614a0f/nizwa-blue-line-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, dated 1390 AH/1970-1 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9e50177f-ee35-4d95-88a6-354690de6427/Nizwa-tall-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/695887b9-a867-4d52-9ad6-8b526c275f9b/mudhayriba.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Mudhayrib Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6cfb4a58-d8ec-4965-bc24-b89056c428d5/Ibra-ceiling-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Ibra Painted Ceiling Remnants of a painted ceiling in a large dwelling in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0fc13db9-fbaf-4a63-b86c-792d6198ddf2/bahla-painted-ceiling-5.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Aqr quarter of Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/487f4acf-567b-4af8-8a44-be9296563092/bahla-painted-ceiling-3.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Aqr quarter of Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c6bdd01d-efb1-4ec2-9550-6352b9829c05/bahla-painted-ceiling-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bd0668a3-d643-4667-b83f-7cc26e6c4d0d/bahla-painted-ceiling-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d990b4b0-c144-499b-9300-2fcc80cd58cb/awabi-painted-ceiling-4.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d679229d-764e-4805-be59-3fe1471ba440/al-awabi-painted-ceiling-8.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/06aa555b-b944-4661-84ad-facf49a2d1da/Nizwa-e.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e4dde904-90e9-4639-85ec-5fc14f7c55de/awabi-painted-ceiling-5.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceilings Contiguous painted ceilings in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/81cab39c-d048-4f63-b1e1-21b57fa441e0/al-awabi-painted-ceiling-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a666694e-0853-4f86-b6ed-7241fae469f9/al-awabi-painted-ceiling-6.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi painted Ceiling A very large painted ceiling by Ahmed bin Malik Al-Ma’awali in a dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1e07ee0b-f1c0-485b-8b7b-4c733833a42e/al-awabi-painted-ceiling-7.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A very large painted ceiling by Ahmed bin Malik Al-Ma’awali (1916-1993) in a dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3edad782-1c2b-4231-acef-29be9379b746/manah-2.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Ma'amad Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a dwelling in Ma'amad, Manah, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ff3e27d9-1401-4e3e-8597-d727de5e8460/manah-1.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Manah Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Manah, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bfa76a60-22a2-4767-82a3-40a591268f2d/al-wishay-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Wishayl Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in the village of Al-Wishayl, Ar-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman, dated 1389 AH, corresponding to 1969-70 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b16e18ba-61bc-4e09-848c-62dc9203be15/Bahla-Omani-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Bahla Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/98ec311f-7304-4979-ac19-9732b18566d6/nizwa-9.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nizwa Painted Ceiling A painted Ceiling in Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/86d2b7de-a38a-48b3-a5c9-3c78e482f7ec/Nakhal-painted-ceiling-with-fan.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, with an extract from a poem by the Syrian poet Muhammed ibn Hilal Al-Hilali (1820-1894) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/473280be-6d82-4019-ab54-c0f428703514/Nakhal-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nakhal, Al-Batinal South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fde35083-b120-4b92-959e-3e18d2701465/nakhal-narrow-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/64fe654e-f918-4270-b5d5-51d21efc79e9/Nakhal-Ceil.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Nakhal Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f2b42779-6d32-45b2-b5da-71194db3d35d/awabi-oman-painted-ceiling.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e4638bf0-679c-48cb-84e5-95c8811b58c2/omani-painted-ceiling-awabi.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling An exuberantly painted ceiling in a traditional dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1ff6d61b-3f9d-4381-a7a4-113ddaf2ca50/awabi-painted-ceiling-poem.jpg Omani Painted Ceilings – a defunct art form Al-Awabi Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate, with a complete poem. https://www.clivegracey.net/traditional-omani-adobe-settlement daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d120a994-ab03-4276-be03-612b79b7e5db/pots-in-the-Spotlight.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Two date storage jars in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658464113280-0MFNCYQYVXRQH2VA6TLP/liverpool-exhibition-1.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A large, mud-brick dwelling in the traditional settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/db5a650f-5d9a-46ea-858e-2710c5b5c49a/hamra-yellow-green-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Door A brightly painted door just inside the entrance of the dwelling in the previous image. The door is to the house's majlis, or male sitting room, where visitors could be entertained without them having to be brought fully into the house and so keeping female family members out of view. Guests would be served kahwa, that is, coffee and dates, which would be prepared by the women in the rooftop kitchen, then brought down and placed in the alcove. After knocking on the door to indicate that the kahwa was ready, the female attendant would then withdraw and a young male member of the household would serve the coffee in the majlis to the guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/272c2856-bc58-40f3-8d9a-3e789ce6cc74/Hamra-black-white-touch-sepia.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d83f6fd4-a7a0-427a-b45b-aaf3cd28752c/Hamra-face-of-building-street.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings A humble dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with a grander dwelling at the end of the lane way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f32cc9c9-7966-4908-b666-5f26a793cfe8/Hamra-dwelling-with-red-door-telephone-pole.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bfc883b1-1c7b-4c90-bfb0-6cead8023075/Hamra-dwelling-against-blue-grey-sky.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658464569368-IPL658MXHU7FYWQZZV6L/liverpool-exhibition-7.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings Two large dwellings in the settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. Built on the lower exposed granite slopes of the Western Hajar mountains in Oman's Ad-Dakhiliya (Interior) Region, Al Hamra was first founded in the late 17th century and continued to expand till the latter decades of the 20th century. It was gradually abandoned in the 1980s and 1990s in favour of new habitation nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c26b8e16-bc33-489b-97ff-c25b201645fb/hamra-dwellings-with-air-conditioners.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, that has been renovated to accommodate expatriate workers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/73ffd9b5-545e-4fd7-a5aa-563eddad24f0/hamra-dwelling-stairs-on-right.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/486dc000-b7fa-4f31-8ece-7859b10c1b7a/hamra-dwelling-yellow-bush.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/aca95003-c287-4c92-8206-eff7a3616a69/hamra-dwelling-seven-windows.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A simple mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ee578f29-df8a-4266-be3e-7a306241d62c/hamra-street-shadow-corner.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which had undergone 'modernization' to make it habitable for expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0001ac53-3aa7-4c5c-96ea-33ba7ff14546/bengali-houses.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Architecture The story of Omani Architecture in the 20th century, reading from right to left, traditional mud brick dwelling, traditional mud-brick dwelling that has been “modernized” to accommodate expatriate workers, and “modern” concrete block construction. Taken in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/336dfc81-44b4-4e03-bd9f-f63bb02f402f/hamra-stone-building.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling on the periphery of Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a440aeed-24b7-4955-9066-6e683026a542/hamra-building-cables.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, that has recently been renovated for renewed habitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/662c24e4-709c-4498-9819-84147b4cc98b/al-hamra-building-electric-pole.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, that has been renovated to accommodate expatriate workers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/573a9e6f-0a3e-4507-be92-caed20ba958a/al-hamra+.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling on the periphery of Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5ac2de43-199d-4a30-a61c-7030227e6b76/Hamra-building+with+two+doors.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Building A 1970s style building in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2541a2d2-7b9d-47a8-9859-09d7fedac21d/liverpool-exhibition-11.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A kitchen in a humble mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7abfa25d-35fd-40c1-8661-3136efefbf42/hamra-interior-blankets-chair.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior An upstairs room in a large dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c44631a5-bfb3-4f05-8e76-1239e862d77b/sheikhs-majlis.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A large, mud-brick dwelling in the traditional settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c1243b2f-11ee-4c02-8582-2a3b4c174a4c/hamra-interior-tv.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region The Sheikh's Sitting Room The Sheikh's private sitting room, with artifacts still in situ. Note the picture of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, which is a common feature in homes throughout Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ec8ab0d9-ce54-40c9-a3b4-18fa45d72c99/al-hamra-room-chair-red-suitcase.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Another room in the Sheikh's house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e9f4172-767b-4314-a11e-48277ff4dda3/big-house-interior.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Upper landing of a large mud-brick dwelling in in the traditional settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f5ae8409-cd3b-4a80-b8db-abb2f35fe29d/room-Beams.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior This photograph was taken on the first-floor communal area of the dwelling shown in the previous image. The door leads to one of the sleeping quarters and the steps on the right to the roof where the kitchen area was located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9e906446-e607-4db4-aaab-3147463d6a4b/liverpool-exhibition-9.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling Another painted ceiling in a room in the previously pictured dwelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b6ac04f3-72c3-4134-917f-00ec805b908b/manah-black-white.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings Mud-brick dwellings in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/732ae9bb-cb42-4359-9831-bd3da7638d91/my-Favourite-Interior-Again-stairs.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior The vestibule of the dwelling on the left of the previous image. Typical of the dwellings in Al-Hamra, the ground floor was used for storage, with living quarters on the first floor. In this dwelling, the majlis, or men's sitting room, is on the mezzanine level just off the first landing of the steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/22dd00c4-825e-421d-b435-9104ddcbf8b1/my-Favourite-Interior-3-with-cot.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Room on the first floor of the dwelling in the previous photographs. Note the youthful image of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f6902ae3-6b94-4560-b96c-e0c98cf8c0d8/my-Favourite-Interior.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior The first-floor landing of the dwelling shown in the previous images. This area also functioned as the lady's sitting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fc2c95ec-e75c-407d-ab97-f57756f74946/hamra-building-blue-street.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling Large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, built directly onto the granite bedrock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9e598295-d176-43e6-b15f-243f0c0943b6/hamra-interior-with+blue-open-shutter.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior The majlis, or men's sitting room, of the dwelling in the previous photograph, situated on the mezzanine floor.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d8d811ec-bfd0-4d6f-ab24-959531e79214/liverpool-exhibition-8.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior The kitchen area of the dwelling in the previous two photographs. Unusually in Al-Hamra, where kitchens were usually located on rooftops, this kitchen is in an annex at the rear of the dwelling. The hearth is in the middle of the floor and the hole in the roof was to let out the smoke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5156ebfc-7cb6-4891-9f42-56cfd0a6fcf0/hamra-exterior-carved-door-frame.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door The inscribed main door of a large dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/37a316ff-fb77-4e3d-ad82-4425ae27d039/hamra-detail-lock-carved-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door Inscription The inscription of the door pictured in the previous photograph. Although now illegible, it is probably a verse from the Holy Quran.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0a3c1295-2f6e-4855-b110-e85d6b5f7944/hamra-interior-+blue-poster.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior An first-floor room in the Sheikh's House in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. Note that the floor has collapsed in this room.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/386bd1ca-1aeb-4ac7-b73c-5bc56310e278/Hamra-black-white-buildings-cable.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A house in the settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman, photographed in infrared.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6b9351cc-9eed-47e9-ad9e-cadda0c0d807/hamra-pale-blue-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door The front portal to a house in the settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9cebbab6-a12a-403e-9671-8655aee5fb5f/hamra-interior-wall-shelves.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Another first-floor room in the Sheikh's House in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ade925d6-0e95-477c-a3d2-ba8079696d2a/hamra-interior-suitcase-orange-lantern.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior Another upstairs room in the dwelling in the previous image, showing artifacts still in situ.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e223fa88-28df-496c-b2cd-d963a9a49a04/messed-Up-Interior.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A first-floor room of the dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, shown in the previous photograph.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1e88f2af-28ad-4224-b3a7-92420efc0b4d/ai-hamra-Liverpool-Exhibition-5.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A simple mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c84a2507-9e20-42f8-b9f8-aaba4a8f8434/salmas-Bedroom.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A room in a simple mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with evidence of recent activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/761473c4-b802-4854-b12e-2ae8d842b118/salma%27s-Interior.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A first-floor room of a humble dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. The witches' hat-like objects hanging on the walls were used for cover food.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/30598b54-b88a-41ef-aa2f-2ed4f9d53ba6/another-hamra-dwelling.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region span>Al-Hamra Dwelling A modest mud-brick dwelling on the edge of the settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. In the 1970s and 1980s there were some attempts to modernize these traditional dwellings by installing plumbing and electricity. Most were abandoned by the mid-1990s in favour of more modern habitation.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1bc39d49-e641-4848-9bac-b379d2160ce8/salwa-tray-with-dishes.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Artifacts A disused tray of dishes and coffee cups which would have been used to serve 'khawa', that is, Omani coffee, dates and fruit, to guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/490e0f34-7b87-4d80-9609-df1076ed1da1/salwa.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A roughly made food cupboard in a first-floor room of a simple mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ac79c8f1-8451-4c0f-9393-e8084f07cb18/Hamra-black-white-building-sheep.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5842fe82-4ea4-4390-8750-c610b8f368ac/hamra-door-script.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door with Carved Inscription A carved inscription on a door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9fc02bd3-d76c-48f9-9827-9dc3aac81e6c/hamra-buildings-street-stone-wall.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling Several large dwellings in the upper levels of Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The doorway leads into what is reputedly the oldest house in Al-Hamra. If this is correct, then the house dates from the 1680s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c3d1e3bb-f24c-4fc5-9c3b-9f3d50100676/Hamra-black-white-buildings-cable-open-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling Another view of what is reputedly the oldest dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, photographed in infrared https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e3ffa513-6655-448d-be10-f90edb30e90c/Hamra-Ceiling-corner-limb.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling The painted ceiling of a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Traditional ceilings such as this one were made date-palm beams, with date-palm front matting overlaid and then covered with mud. The beams were highly susceptible to attack from termites, which is why they were often painted with a mixture of dye or paint mixed with paraffin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9de700bf-fdb0-48fe-acac-343dd800f668/liverpool-exhibition-13.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Majlis A building on the periphery of the old souq in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. This is in fact the rear section of a large dwelling that is accessed from the next street. The ground floor contained several small shops and the upstairs, accessed by a staircase through the doorway on the right, served as a majlis, or men's sitting room for the dwelling. Unusually, the majlis was ornately if somewhat crudely painted (see following photographs).</span). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3c9cea9-e46a-4f1a-be59-a154b76a719f/hamra-house-painted-wall-green.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Room A view of a painted Omani majlis (men's sitting room) in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, an exterior view of which is shown in the previous photograph. The small raised doorway at the end of the wall on the right is connected to the main house. It was through this opening that coffee and dated would have been passed to a younger male member of the household to be served to the guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5a83434a-23a6-4224-908c-0abb5f08458e/hamra-interior-painted-walls.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Room Another view of the painted majlis shown in the previous images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/26913cb4-e396-4555-bad4-5131cf671650/hamra-painted-interior-wall-green.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Room A wall of the painted majlis shown in the previous images. The iconography included the Kaaba in Mecca, a sailing boat and birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d69caad8-aa88-48cd-bf4a-7ddeab269d24/hamra-painted-wall-blue.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Room Detail of a painted majlis in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The Kaaba in Mecca is shown in this section, along with floral and bird motifs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bac21386-d2d9-4b8b-ba25-99adef34360e/hamra.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Traditional Omani Dwelling A large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which has been 'modernized' by being rendered in cement. Such buildings were sometimes used as habitation for expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/94eb6249-7e69-4224-90c6-e46cd9530ebb/hamra-rusted-lock-flaking-red-blue-paint.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door Detail Detail of an Omani door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/17a201f0-8aea-403e-b48e-1b9ad1a7643f/transition.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which has been 'modernized' for habitation by expatriate workers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d5e29870-8d53-4b92-b476-fcdd2b596566/hamra-grey-yellow-buildings.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which has been 'modernized' for habitation by expatriate workers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c25337f4-20c5-48ae-9855-00f45c585485/hamra-Joiner-wide-view.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A digitally stitched composite image of a very large dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cc961411-1799-4426-a579-c469b0a42dbc/hamra-building-gated-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling Facade of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/333c9f1c-6af0-44c4-a314-d4112cec086e/hamra-green-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region stopped hereAl-Hamra Dwelling A humble mud-brick dwelling on the periphery of Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/09778991-9de4-4f08-9d0d-fb010447415e/hamra-exterior-building-gated-windows.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region I need more information here A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e5f2ab12-dd21-42b9-a25d-5652f523e91e/hamra-wood-carved-door-arch-fluorescent-light.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman Inscription on Right Leaf Inscription on the right leaf of the door in the previous photograph, which is located in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The Arabic inscription is from the Holy Quran and is translated as: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say, “He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) of the Holy Quran) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d5ba064e-89fd-4b72-a7ea-e13f6f196686/hamra-detail-carved-door-lock.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Inscription on Right Leaf Inscription on the right leaf of the door in the previous photograph, which is located in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The Arabic inscription is from the Holy Quran and is translated as: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say, “He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) of the Holy Quran) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/180e6233-b7f3-41ed-b614-52b5dee4e236/hamra-detail-carved-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Inscription on Left Leaf Inscription on the lest leaf of the door shown in the previous photographs. The Arabic inscription is translated as: This door was fabricated on the 14th in the month of Rajab, year 1314 AH [18th December 1896 CE] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d25d39e5-a373-4d13-8c17-2fc3f3a7cecd/lintel-Inscription.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Lintel Inscription As well as inscriptions on both leaves, the door pictured in the previous images also had an inscription on the lintel, composed of two combined quotations from the Holy Quran. They are translated as: [Right] But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful. (Holy Quran, Surah Yusuf (12), Verse 64) [Left] ... and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (Holy Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (2), Verse 155 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4b81984e-77bd-45c4-b99a-ad041632c05e/hamra-green-orange-metal-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ddc605f9-3a6c-41d8-a008-8e66401d9d43/hamra-door-green-floral.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2d2c8bf7-e8e0-4bcf-aafa-32789986fd08/Hamra-blue+door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman.A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03835dc1-6eec-4a3a-ab22-9a9193bf830d/Hamra-green-blue-doors-palm.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cc22adf6-7e9b-4aaf-8750-aee4bd96741f/hamra-yellow-heart.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Metal Door Al-Hamra Door Heart-shaped motif on a modern Omani metal door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f767d66e-43f9-4c1d-994a-c80c2d34fb43/hamra-purple-red-blue-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a33cc80d-aace-4c4a-bcc8-d6d0809bd0e4/hamra-blue-green-orange-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/89eec7d2-04c6-45a4-8f8f-d7dfaebec3bd/hamra-metal-blue-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c921e49e-7547-48dd-accd-1739dbff1a3d/hamra-green-white-metal-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/63f99379-a314-43a6-9aad-34710bf6fafb/al-hamra-painted-ceiling-strips.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Made from split date-palm trunks overlaid with palm-frond mats these ceilings were painted with paraffin mixed with paint or dye to protect them from termites. Designs were often incorporated during this process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/97c847ba-ba62-4247-ad52-8c16eaf17a0a/hamra-ceiling-red-beams.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Made from split date-palm trunks overlaid with palm-frond mats these ceilings were painted with paraffin mixed with paint or dye to protect them from termites. Designs were often incorporated during this process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/07050551-6390-44d4-9ab1-24c844c40fa2/hamra-ceiling-red-white-beams.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Made from split date-palm trunks overlaid with palm-frond mats these ceilings were painted with paraffin mixed with paint or dye to protect them from termites. Designs were often incorporated during this process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3dbf9a87-1736-4a6d-9838-9b8256530d19/Hamra-Ceiling-arch-of-windows.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Made from split date-palm trunks overlaid with palm-frond mats these ceilings were painted with paraffin mixed with paint or dye to protect them from termites. Designs were often incorporated during this process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b60286f4-3808-4b75-89af-523efd0699d1/hamra-exterior-alley.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A mud-brick dwelling with ornately carved door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The narrow streets give an indication of just how built up and densely populated the settlement once was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fda31267-5b10-4d72-845e-1207bbe9a02e/al-hamra-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Carved Door The carved door of the traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, shown in the previous image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/649ef8bb-1a24-4430-a83c-628c99dd4f83/bengali-house.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling on the periphery of Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which has undergone 'modernization' in order to accommodate expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ab490027-e2a3-4be9-935c-98f31fb0647b/hamra-painted-cabinet-onion-peels.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A still life taken inside the 'Sheikh's House in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ce1815d2-ce36-4d16-a59a-331ee78c7103/hamra-red-beams-red-ceiling.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Painted Omani Ceiling Al-Hamra Painted Ceiling Detail of a painted ceiling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Traditionally, such ceilings were supported by split date-palm logs. This is a more recent example, using imported wooden beams. The practical reason for the painting remains the same, though, to prevent termite invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2e3371be-dfbe-41aa-ba12-38b5b5046b79/hamra-blue-street-alley.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings Two dwellings, one with an overhead extension, in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e02b86f4-26e5-4e5b-95e4-35e794029df8/hamra-pink-yellow-ocher-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door An internal doorway in the 'Sheikh's House' in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/092f3ed5-bd8e-440f-8922-f88d7b41a7c7/hamra-interior-red-rug.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior A ground-floor room in a traditional dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, which has clearly been put to other uses in more recent times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/734eff51-40fd-42d2-90d3-322b013df582/hamra-turquoise-door.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door A door to a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/05539cb2-8df3-45d8-9f50-d737968d9762/hamra-detail-green-door-ring.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door Detail Handle of a door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. It was common practice to place a verse from the Holy Quran behind the domed part of such door handles to protect the dwelling from evil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a8a3de63-8dcb-42ea-a7ff-d8422c2839c2/hamra-detail-lock.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door A modern metalwork door in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6922faa1-41d5-4478-aa8b-6fc8d345c97a/hamra-interior-cabinet-shelves-jars.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Interior The interior of an abandoned house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f501ce9c-4b11-421c-a180-c46d26fccfc5/hamra-door-red-green-blue.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Door An internal door in a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1659796525337-YRAYG09LPNCPRHVSE3YU/Hamra-red-painted-ceiling-beams.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Omani Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. As date-palm trunks are unstable when longer than about three metres, crossbeams were necessary for the ceilings in larger rooms such as this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/75968913-3b1e-4129-9b0e-15b55ac58538/hamra-niche-dust-covered-bottles.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Bottles Old bottles in a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Such bottles were often used to hold medicines and ointments obtained from the Mission Hospitals in Muttrah or Muscat. The liquor bottles were, in past times, obtained from passing steam ships and sold for this purpose in Muttrah Souq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2e0538c5-d5a9-42e9-aaa7-f3e51d247bc7/hamra-door-worn-little-blue.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door Main door to a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b45873ce-c95e-407a-8ec2-af9d1cc8bb27/hamra-door-arch-above.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door A door with carved motifs in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/65fb2e4f-69d2-491f-91bb-ad2474339c7d/hamra-door-two-hearts.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Door Metal door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e9637d13-7c7c-4f25-b682-d498725eb5d1/hamra-rose-niche.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra External Mihrab The courtyard prayer niche, or mihrab, of a small mosque in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cb093992-2cfd-4175-a813-c48140914992/hamra-building-frontwindows.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, undergoing renovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/feac1e83-0f70-4a26-a755-652f9790fad9/hamra-adobe-dwellings-oman.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings Mud-brick dwellings in the traditional settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fa57c485-9831-4844-b13a-91cb25648f82/al-hamra-oman-adobe-dwellings.jpg Al-Hamra – A traditional mud-brick settlement in Oman's interior region Al-Hamra Dwellings Large mud-brick dwellings in the traditional settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://www.clivegracey.net/about daily 0.75 2022-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ae5831e6-b620-4320-bd4d-104c90d83110/clive-gracey-fine-art-photographer.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.clivegracey.net/omani-art-brute daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03ff4468-4a7b-4670-847b-19ca84949c21/artist%27s-room-four-niches.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Wadi Bani Habib A painted wall in a stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel al-Akhdar, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The iconography includes a helicopter (top centre), a target with painted bullet holes (centre) and pomegranate trees (right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fb8bd86a-0a04-4ede-8de9-398be89b560c/afy-painted-interior+-red-yellow-blue.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Afy Painted Room A painted room in a mud-brick dwelling in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f596a742-38a8-49a5-89a1-e29273ffeb59/afy-two-niche-red-yellow-blue.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Afy Painted room A painted room in a mud-brick dwelling in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a7170d12-1fa7-4724-aefa-cfd9420b0890/al-lajal-a.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Lajal Painted Room A boldly painted room in a house in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9772212e-ef96-4d4f-8444-3682491bea67/al-lajal-black-white-blue.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Lajal Painted Room A boldly painted room in a house in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. The house was built of mud-brick but renovated with cement, probably in the 1970s. These paintings therefore date from sometime after the renovation. Unfortunately, the weight of the cement caused to roof to collapse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1341d353-d7cc-4eed-9b39-6f5b06c75cd8/al-lajal-c.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Lajal Painted Room A boldly painted room in a house in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8cb5f1ce-7d44-4713-8658-f36b0802060d/al-lajal-b.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Lajal Painted Room A boldly painted room in a house in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. The house was built of mud-brick but renovated with cement, probably in the 1970s. These paintings, therefore, date from sometime after the renovation. Unfortunately, the weight of the cement caused to roof to collapse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ef33ac5b-9d03-455c-a03f-9893d7e35a66/al-lajal-d.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Lajal painted Room Detail of a boldly painted room in a house in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bf8eab75-58b7-4d3e-b10a-0fafb530d0f1/al-hamra-painted-interior-shoes-red-rug.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman A painted majlis (men’s sitting room) in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/38ef067b-a786-4361-8360-a14a25c76a64/al-hamra-painted-room-boat-bird.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman A painted majlis (men’s sitting room) in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2705c3b3-d601-4c2e-bbeb-586bbc6ba527/hamra-painted-interior-three-birds-1.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman Detail of a painted majlis in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b936a03b-975e-41e9-8584-aa20b5215af0/hamra-painted-interior2.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman Wall of a painted majlis in AL-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ab5009ed-2590-4249-976a-b6edf24900cc/jalaan-hand-prints-red.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Jalaan Mural A mural on the wall of a house in Jalaan, Al-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/aefdfcba-4585-4dc4-9331-ee3b73f506a6/birkat-painted-wall-red-leaf.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Birkat al-Mouz Painted Room Decorated entrance to a painted room in the settlement of Birkat al-Mouz, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The painted room through the door is in the next image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1cdcd2e9-0ab8-4c06-a5f6-0cfc9ddae97d/al-birkat-panorama-six-niche.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Birkat al-Mouz Painted Room A boldly painted room in a house in Birkat al-Mouz, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/93f85044-a6d8-4b39-b2bd-33d612a564e5/Ibraa-teal-door-two-terracotta-window.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Ibra Painted Room A painted vestibule in a 1970s house in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ff132730-7c35-45d5-8ff5-be2520f46447/Ibrab-teal-door-two-terracotta-windows-moon-star.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Ibra Painted Room A painted vestibule in a 1970s house in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b6eccfaf-e4ec-49d7-8b19-34946cd656a0/mudayrib-house-exterior-black-green-red.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Facade, Al-Mudhayrib, Oman The facade of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Mudhayrib in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/85080217-18c6-4d4d-8ffc-383d8318fea1/al-hamam-Interior-door-left.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Al-Hamam A painted room in Al-Hamam village, Muscat Governorate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1b69994a-6820-4898-9d54-b80a1700705b/al-hamam-wall-drawing-face-horns-1.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Omani Painting Detail of a painted room in Al-Hamam village, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/08128890-4383-43b8-9b34-9481e7e7fd4a/sheikh-zahran%27s-majlis-al-ghafat.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Ghafat Painted Room The majlis of Sheikh Zahran bin Zahir Al-Hinai (d.1971) in Al-Ghafat. The room was painted by Sheikh Zahran’s cousin, Sheikh Jabir, in the early 1960s, using enamel paints imported from Dubai and diluted with paraffin, and palm fronds with the end feathered by hitting with a stone as a paint brushes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0f6777c8-60fc-4a45-b528-1381960fe419/al-ghafat-art-brut-tank.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Majlis, Al-Ghafat Detail of the painted majlis (men’s sitting room) of Sheikh Zahran bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The paintings are the work of Sheikh Jabir Al-Hinai and date from the early 1960's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9cf12df9-b389-4faf-b809-e4190cb7c7d6/al-ghafat-painted-interior-scale-rifle.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Majlis, Al-Ghafat Detail of the painted majlis (men’s sitting room) of Sheikh Zahran bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat in the Sultanate of Oman. The paintings were executed in the early 1960s by Sheikh Jabir Al-Hinai, a cousin of the owner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/24fea322-d72e-43dd-b1ab-34527c0ff3f5/al-ghafat-art-brut-star-moon.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Majlis, Al-Ghafat Detail of a painted majlis (men’s sitting room) in the house of Sheikh Waleed bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. The painting is the work of Sheikh Jabir Al-Hinai and was executed in the early 1960s when the area was a militarized zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c9552baa-0010-4bf2-a44f-a0d9d3f22626/bani-habib-Interior-blue-lower-red-above.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Traditional Omani Bridal Suite A painted room in a stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib on Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/25fc7bea-efbc-40e1-b6b3-049962579f43/habib-painted-interior-teal-pink.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Wadi Bani Habib Detail of a painted room in Wadi Bani Habib on Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6e7b1133-8980-4b6e-89c1-828cf59026b4/habib-painted-interior-four-niches-blue-pink.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Wadi Bani Habib A painted bridal suite in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/16362816-194f-4fbc-83e9-b5949550d6bb/panorama-2.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Wadi Bani Habib A painted majlis in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel al-Akhdar, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/50f98356-3545-4b08-84be-206f141dddf5/bani-habib.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Omani Painted Room, Wadi Bani Habib A painted room, possibly a bridal suite or a majlis (men’s sitting room) in Wadi Bani Habib, Al-Jebel al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/77298551-64d9-48b9-b92d-cac059ad389a/painted-room-man-in-white.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Muslimat, Oman A painted room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the village of Muslimat, Al-Batinah South Governorate. This house has since collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/37582cb5-1c3c-4870-bd8f-c71d7f927d56/painted-room-2.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Muslimat, Oman A painted room in a mud-brick house in the village of Muslimat, Al-Batinah South Governorate. This house is no longer extant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/876ead9c-2c93-421f-a999-6db5846cb61b/painted-room-blue-tins-telephone.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Muslimat, Oman A painted room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the village of Muslimat, Al-Batinah South Governorate. This house has since collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/04eede58-0ed1-436c-80ff-3982e2531a91/painted-room-hanging-coat.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Muslimat, Oman A painted room with artifacts still in situ in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the village of Muslimat, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/67bb436a-7148-4845-8d63-09d0d43bc454/al-muslimat.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room. Muslimat, Oman A Painted room in a large mud-brick dwelling in the village of Muslimat, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1ccf72ce-7a81-43a5-b53f-6c9772c97972/nizar-pan.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Al-Nizr, Izki A dazzlingly painted room in the village of Al-Nizr in the Wiliyat of Izki, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/36601a0f-17c7-4f46-a2b7-d3bd08ed546e/nizar-painted-room-door.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Al-Nizr, Izki Detail of a brightly painted room in Al-Nizr village in Izki, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/94044a8e-b2fe-41e2-9855-5e49240e011a/nizar-painted-interior-trees.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Izki, Oman Detail of a painted room in Al-Nizr village, Izki, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c2c8e80f-4f0b-4733-9b84-13a1bcdd1c38/al-hamam-painted-room-yellow-green-2.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room, Al-Hamam, Muscat A painted room in Al-Hamam village, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/da705ee1-ca2d-4483-9cf5-8ffce208a958/al-hamam-painted-room-yellow-blue-green-1.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Painted Room in Al-Hamam, Muscat A painted room in a mud-brick dwelling in the village of Al-Hamam, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d95c6e96-2951-47e6-8331-3a5064d9c305/al-hamam-painted-room-yellow-green-3.jpg Omani Painted Interiors of yesteryear Al-Hamam Painted Room A painted room in Al-Hamam village, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a29d4e5a-caba-4c60-8fe1-d6441e3337ea/painted-majlis-wadi-sahtan-oman.jpg Omani 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of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The only surviving building of medieval Qalhat, popularly known as The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam. Most of the photographs in this gallery were taken in the early 2000s, before the first conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4da7d42a-02a3-4db2-a082-bceb89b47008/issa-at-qalhat-1992.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6c7207d9-fe47-48aa-a763-e04d6b827984/bibi-maryam-qalhat-oman-monochrome.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in the medieval city of Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, photographed in the early 2000s before the first conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/06cda262-1a87-4886-9285-681288e7c3cc/urchins-of-qalhat-four.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Qalhati Boys Boys from the local village of Qalhat, with The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in the background. This image was made in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5b383612-9b51-4d6b-bfb8-23b7430178fc/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-background-dry-hill.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The north facade of the "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. This image was taken in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fc89e5b3-595c-4e5a-87fa-47172f542847/bibi-maryam-view-below-black-white.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat in Oman’s Ash-Sharqiyah Governorate. Little is known about Bibi Maryam, other than that she was of Turkic origin and served as a slave in the household of the Hormuzi royal family. Dynastic struggles at the end of the 13th century saw her husband, Baha al-Din Ayaz, also a Turkic Mamluk in the royal household and former Wazir of Qalhat, become de facto ruler of Hormuz. Ayaz ruled wisely until c.1311 CE, after which date he may have retired to Qalhat. Bibi Maryam is mentioned as still politically active at Qalhat in 1319 CE. It is generally assumed that the building shown here was built by her as a mausoleum for her husband. There are no inscriptions surviving on the monument and no historical sources to support this notion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d1740acc-44f0-49b2-97b8-dbd66e34f161/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-upper-niches.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The upper section of the south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat. This image was made before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. In the image, there is clear evidence of crude repairs to the stucco dating from the medieval period. These were removed during the second modern conservation intervention in 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/610b0dc2-9e05-4ced-b3e5-09bcd46ad7c3/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-entrance.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken in 2004 before the first modern conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad5e398e-b32d-4d90-8aef-566d9746c137/bibi-from-the-mountain-1.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, as seen from the foothills of the Eastern Hajar Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4cc85174-25fd-41f9-86e9-0f4dec1c2d82/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-hills-rain-clouds.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine East Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The eastern facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in Qalhat as it was in September 2004, before the first conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/acee0ff0-4331-493c-beb9-5190b3f6b730/qalhat-beautiful-scarlet-sunset.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat at Sunrise The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam is silhouetted against a sunrise over the Gulf of Oman. Assuming that the building was constructed around 1320 CE, it will to date have witnessed some 256,000 such sunrises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f52b054f-5d83-44e8-a1c2-b5ee1b081415/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-black-white-sky.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in Qalhat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9bcc46d1-6846-43ee-94ad-1608ee7b6c4b/abandoned-water-well-human-figure.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat A view through the main, east portal of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, showing the entrance to the under-floor vault and the large mihrab in the western qibla wall. These two features have caused much debate regarding the original function of the building – mosque, shrine or mausoleum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4321cbc6-54d7-4fdd-abc1-0f1a8f1aa354/Bibi+East+Portal.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat A view eastwards through the main portal of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam over the ruins of Qalhat towards the Sea of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a6a422b8-9b50-4530-a600-44f37bc281a2/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-view-up-sky.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat Looking up from the vault through the chamber and drum of the Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in the Ancient City of Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/10d01553-57e8-4d96-836d-50abeaaa16b6/bibi-maryam-north.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine North Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The north facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat in 2004. This facade shows clear signs of an unfinished restoration sometime in the distant past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c70bbf94-c8f9-401c-ad56-4b7f01be3bfe/bibi-maryam-blank-niches.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat Detail of the upper section of the north facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Sultanate of Oman, showing evidence of uncompleted repairs sometime in the distant past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9baf42dc-2946-477c-af18-376cd9a20968/broken-tomb-few-small-trees.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Ancient City of Qalhat Ruins of a funerary structure in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, with The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/77d7871c-45d1-49ac-a0d5-86c29cb38467/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-outside-goats.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine East Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The only surviving building of medieval Qalhat, popularly known as The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam. This photograph was taken in the early 2000s, before the first conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/65e52cb5-89a9-4332-b930-11821b23883d/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-distant-cistern-close.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Ancient City of Qalhat A large cistern with vaulted roof on the western side of Qalhat, with The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f95e84ba-4c73-4c14-86b6-2ca6e9540fda/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-background-mountains.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryan in Qalhat. This image was made in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3975415-25d4-477a-bc2c-58768e35b914/entrance-at-dawn.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The east facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, with the main entrance to the structure. This originally had a protruding arched portal, traces of which can be seen on either side of the doorway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dcb29586-f857-4841-80d5-b554cbbf6f01/qalhat-rear-high-clouds.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine West Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat West facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, in May 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ed2871d1-bd8e-4710-99ce-26d236a9e85b/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-full-frontal.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam at Qalhat in Oman’s Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. The name is a modern construction and seems to be derived from a brief notice by the great medieval Muslim traveller Ibn Battuta, who visited Qalhat c.1330 CE: “The city of Qalhat is on the seacoast; it has fine bazaars and one of the most beautiful mosques. Its walls are tiled with qashani, which is like zalij, and it occupies a lofty situation from which it commands a view of the sea and the anchorage. It was built by the saintly woman Bibi Maryam, bibi meaning in their speech ‘noble lady’.” (Gibb, II, p. 396) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/11c1c5da-6989-467b-a512-4025c9f82804/qalhat-stands-alone-vast-plain.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausomeul of Bibi Maryam" in The north facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” following a conservation intervention in 2020-1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3e332f3c-d6db-4527-bf0d-4296c0739466/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-sideview.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The east and north facades of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat. This image was made in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fcc106bd-ac07-4a48-98fe-80a94b3d174d/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-light-clouds.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam", Qalhat The south facade of the Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, photographed in infrared in the early 2000s before the first conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b44bf1ec-df85-4552-90b7-c3376570659b/bibi-from-the-mountain-sea.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat Situated on a coastal plateau with strong natural defenses, Qalhat thrived as a transshipment port between the 13th and 16th centuries. The debouchment of the Wadi Hilim, partially visible in this image, may once have served Qalhat as a natural haven. The inlet is today largely clogged up with outwash debris from the wadi gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f3efe649-5b91-4ed7-b8d2-c7458e4521e9/Bibi-Scala-2005b.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The south facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat as it was in 2005 before the first modern conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/85ed2b66-ae1a-482a-837c-24b987c8d44a/mausoleum-bibi.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, photographed in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1a02495e-cecc-4340-ab00-f515c5e2ac90/qalhat-blue-sky-stoney-path.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in The east facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, following a conservation intervention in 2020-1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a6529f96-f08d-4d8f-978c-74d7ea86fef9/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-clouds-red-dirt.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The east facade of the Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, photographed in Spetember 2004 before the first conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658647607712-NZ54OTMNVHCZ0P117QY6/qalhat-clouds-blue-sky.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, photographed in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4813c298-6abf-47e3-ba7e-59290182ac00/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-slit.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" from a nearby Tomb tomb The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam photographed through a ventilation slit in a nearby tomb in the early 2000s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ed32cb55-639e-4972-920f-15ab8aa3ac28/mausoleum-left-front.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah Governorate. This image was taken in 2003, before the first modern conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/50b71228-5a8b-4fea-b21b-8c8a2ae8f624/poetry-ruins-mausoleum-bibi-maryam.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat. This image was made in the erly 2000s, before the first conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12857543-d4a1-4c63-b86e-fa752e6dbea4/qalhat-ir-men-repairing-mauselem-bibi-maryam.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat South Facade of “The Mausoleum of bib Maryam” in Qalhat in May 2021, after a consevation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d630bca3-2ee1-4f8d-adbf-6311046888a4/bibi-long-lense.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The North and east facades of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, photographed before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/01dc3dea-18f0-4ee0-bd5d-1c07b6a15465/dramatic-sky-over-mausoleum.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of “The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam” in the medieval city of Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, photographed in the early 2000s before the first conservation intervention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d827a5e7-b882-4851-a3d0-ca6d9882eabd/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-black-white.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat The so-called Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. It was built at a time when much of the northern Oman littoral was under the control of the maritime power of Hormuz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1398122e-4a1a-4707-8642-8f2a93be489c/qalhat-mausoleum-vault-oman.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat The under-floor vault of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat before clearance of debris in 2005. Whether the vault contained a burial or a sacred relic is not known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/90eef139-7f49-4566-af57-46bb93d36fe8/crypt-from-above.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat The under-floor vault of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat after clearance of debris in 2005. Whether the vault contained a burial or a sacred relic is not known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b17ed118-c9c7-41ee-b4f0-fb1076c3376b/bibi-maryam-blank-niches.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat Detail of the upper section of the north facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Sultanate of Oman, showing evidence of uncompleted repairs sometime in the distant past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/311a7cec-89b1-4217-ad15-c51b376d3ed6/qalhat-four-boys.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Qalhati Boys Boys from the local village of Qalhat, with The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in the background. This image was made in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/aea051ef-9094-4430-8fd3-91ea0a982f5b/mausoleum-bibi-maryam-background-mountains.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryan in Qalhat. This image was made in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ce3e6321-297e-45c9-b9b1-61d3a8d04fd3/qalhat-long-view-sea.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Qalhat A view of the ruins of Qalhat from the foothills of the Eastern Hajar mountains. The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam can be seen on the far left of the picture. This image was made in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3272f9dd-7ee9-48cc-9a45-6a2b8685bf07/bibi-maryam-qalhat-oman.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5a18868a-612f-444e-8d8e-1e87bb911b20/oman-qalhat-bibi-maryam.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f7167b93-daaf-4154-9569-0aa58836b558/oman-qalhat-bibi-maryam-south.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b10211b3-4331-47a2-bd49-0a1c2d786dc1/qalhat-bibi-maryam-east-facade-sunrise.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine East Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The east facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ee8288c6-75da-4a09-85b8-65f775fcfcbf/qalhat-bibi-maryam-interior.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Interior of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat Interior squinches and arches of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dd78d687-a5d6-4056-bd85-cf981ab61e4b/qalhat-mausoleum-graffiti.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Graffiti in the "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat Graffiti in Gujarati language in the interior of the Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam. The text contains the date 1725 in the Indian Vikram Samvat calendar, corresponding to 1803 CE. The graffiti seems to be an inventory list and mentions rice bags, oil jars, cotton, tobacco and ghee, suggesting that the building was used as a store room at that time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/603179be-b963-424b-837e-53ca2eaa9b21/qalhat-mausoleum-interior-joiner.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Interior of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat A digitally stitched image of the interiod of the chamber of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, as it was before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/64dca4fd-c044-4541-8375-777c30fbace2/qalhat-mausoleum-north-facade-oman.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine North Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The north facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/516552c5-5c68-4f1f-bf09-004c2a4eafe0/qalhat-mausoleum-oman-north-facade.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine North Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The north facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/82fd8858-15aa-493a-9492-4d6eb52ebf0e/qalhat-mausoleum-oman-sfx.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7dd2c311-0bce-433e-ada0-4e5942d07644/qalhat-mausoleum-south-facade.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine South Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The south facade of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/905587bd-d069-4d02-99b9-7eb40abc1df8/qalhat-oman-bibi-maryam-east-facade.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine East Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" The east facades of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, photographed just after sunrise in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fefb30de-b083-4a10-b008-f4aeba49f945/qalhat-oman-mausoleum-bibi-maryam.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4f1431f1-ed0a-4028-bd19-0329ab4ac078/qalhat-oman-mausoleum-south-facade.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/47c22b69-defa-4ab0-b7db-d441c8474dcc/qalhat-oman-mausoleum-west-facade.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine West Facade of "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The west facade and mihrab salient of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/586176b2-aa11-433b-826e-227d6635aa66/qalhat-mausoleum-2005-conservation-intervention.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Conservation Intervention on "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken during the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cbdb11b3-a95f-420f-b6d6-e6744a4d5151/bibi-maryam-conservation-intervention-2005.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Conservation Intervention on "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken during the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fa6a9aa4-7944-48e2-8766-b62492ab8fcd/bibi-maryam-qalhat-2005-conservation.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Conservation Intervention on "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, taken during the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/680bfd4c-fd37-4128-b822-86718580401b/mausoleum-of-bibi-maryam-qalhat-oman.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine "The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat The north and east facades of The Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam in Qalhat, photographed before the first modern conservation intervention in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/30b7e31c-a39b-4ab7-9928-d9c713d5f8ef/Qalhat+25-2-20c.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Second Conservation Intervention 2020/1 The south facade of the monument during the second modern conservation intervention, which began early in 2020 but, due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, could not be completed until May 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/34902220-f5b7-472f-af41-952f7ceba0fe/Qalhat+25-2-20d.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Second Conservation Intervention 2020/1 The east facade of the monument during the second modern conservation intervention, which began early in 2020 but, due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, could not be completed until May 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4d62cbbf-066f-4e5a-a570-7d1cd94acc4e/Qalhat+25-2-20e.jpg The "Mausoleum of Bibi Maryam" in Qalhat, Oman - a medieval shrine Second Conservation Intervention 2020/1 The east and north facades of the monument during the second modern conservation intervention, which began early in 2020 but, due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, could not be completed until May 2021. https://www.clivegracey.net/oman-infrared-spectrum daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e4f6ae72-ec9b-4c19-82ba-f6b2a7104013/Nizwa+IR+19-3-21bb+copy.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nizwa in Infrared An infrared image taken in Nizwa in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a1d17837-ebfc-4d95-ab38-184d1ee5e8d3/Manah+Tree+Photoshop+Raw+Method.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Manah in Infrared A infrared image of a ghaf tree taken in Manah in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d99eb664-2a24-4ed7-a745-a9cf7cebed27/Rustaq-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Rustaq in Infrared A infrared image taken in Rustaq in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/49d9da9e-71d1-46fa-be14-7210f4f60794/Wakan-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wakan in Infrared A infrared image taken in Wakan village in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/28c1a9b2-a948-46e3-a038-1b7249c3660f/al-ghafat-palms-well.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Al-Ghafat in Infrared A infrared image of a date plantation with defensive tower in Al-Ghafat in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/10695c3c-ed28-4791-9373-05a3196c072f/wadi-al-ala-intense-infared-film.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Al-'Ala in Infrared A infrared image of Wadi Al-'Ala in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/247ef59d-e67c-4ebf-91ce-b15746ea27e2/Wadi-Al-Ala-6-11-20b.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Al-'Ala in Infrared A infrared image taken in Wadi Al-'Ala in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e74db162-5270-4ede-82cb-8e0fa3ba41c3/wadi-al-ala-infared-film-slivery.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Al-'Ala in Infrared A infrared image taken in Wadi Al-'Ala in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8ec30ff3-c4e6-45e9-adaf-6fc6d69e32a8/al-hamra-subtle-infared-film.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Al-Hamra in Infrared A infrared image taken in Al-Hamra in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d403822c-bcf9-4357-9073-8868299871d5/Bahla-Oman-enhanced-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Bahla in Infrared A infrared image taken in Bahla in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0c24fcf3-3fcc-4688-853b-41af38b15058/Bahla-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Bahla in Infrared A infrared image taken in Bahla in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/352efc97-46ce-49f0-9185-1adb1c05721b/Barka-Oman-tower-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Barka in Infrared A infrared image of a ruined tower taken in Barka, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cb4d2ec2-02c0-4b3d-a3f7-9c7d01aa58b5/Barks-Omani-Ghaf-trees-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Barka in Infrared A infrared image of ghaf trees in Barka, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad445521-7e1e-489c-be13-21277c91149b/Birkat-Mous-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Birkat Al-Mouz in Infrared A infrared image taken in Birkat Al-Mouz in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e623a7d2-a119-48a0-8bd7-dd53df70da4b/Birkat-Mouz-Omani-tower-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Birkat Al-Mouz in Infrared A infrared image taken in Birkat Al-Mouz in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e167eb02-198c-491e-a2bb-6c6e014ca081/Fanja-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Fanja in Infrared A infrared image taken in Fanja in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/67146db1-e8c2-4b19-bad1-5c69be07c9d5/Hoqain-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Al-Hoqain in Infrared A infrared image taken in Al-Hoqain in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/248cfa97-3f7b-4534-baf3-f8a58b9c8152/Mudhaibi-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Al-Mudhaibi in Infrared A infrared image taken in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/74e4f28d-4b1f-4273-bf13-574977d468dd/Nakhal-donkey-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nakhal in Infrared A infrared image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/987cdd09-3784-4245-91d9-d7e1a64767d6/Nakhal-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nakhal in Infrared A infrared image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/674dea78-3a41-425e-959f-b79b2c552114/Rustaq+-Fort-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Rustaq in Infrared A infrared image taken in Rustaq in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4ee30b0b-d501-4baa-a565-2f8c9e8c6229/Sumail-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Sumail in Infrared A infrared image taken in Sumail in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d935bde0-1607-4475-9970-44380df3a322/Wadi-Nakhal-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nakhal in Infrared A infrared image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/93c0f20f-e055-4c06-a886-585414e602d3/Wakan-Omani-village-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wakan in Infrared A infrared image taken in Wakan village in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6b417932-c18b-495a-88d2-dbc88c4daadd/Ghafat-Wadi-Ala-Oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Al-Ghafat in Infrared A infrared image taken in Al-Ghafat in Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d6fed019-5d7c-411b-83f9-e54f5c38940f/rawda-oman-infrared.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Ar-Rawdah in Infrared A infrared image taken in Ar-Rawda in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1760ee40-3b64-40d2-96a8-5b3e3427fa2a/oman-in-infrared-spectrum-sumail.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Sumail in the Infrared Spectrum A infrared image taken in Sumail in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0d00cf0e-4d43-4286-bbdd-ea48cc669b90/Izki+4-2-22c.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Izki in the Infrared Spectrum A infrared image taken in Izki in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cc2f8f1b-d66d-4dc2-89a0-edfed2a43492/Nakhal+20-1-23b.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nakhal in the Infrared Spectrum A full spectrum image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5906b9f1-7b5b-45bf-93c4-66375153f495/Nakhal+Full+Spectrum+25-11-22a.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Nakhal in the Infrared Spectrum An infrared image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/19328d0f-b5be-49d4-88e4-1d7774d27e39/Rustaq+20-1-23c.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Rustaq in Full Spectrum A full spectrum image taken in Nakhal in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ff949f2e-fdac-4454-a887-c361cb6a928e/Rustaq+in+the+IR+Spectrum.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Rustaq in Infrared A infrared image taken in Rustaq in Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03c4a1d4-69c4-42d2-8f50-ce42bf5855ee/Darbat+4-10-23a.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Dhofar in Infrared A infrared image of a view from the foothills of the Qara Mountains to the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8d12e2cb-1816-467f-9474-0fe4ed5af786/Darbar+4-10-23c.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Darbat in Infrared A infrared image of a pool in Wadi Darbat, Dhofar Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/067a1132-0cd7-4591-91e0-19e42a48a760/Darbat+4-10-23e.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Darbat in Infrared A infrared image of camels in Wadi Darbat, Dhofar Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/25b90d93-a009-4539-a97f-402a4058d602/Darbat+6-10-23a.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Dhofar in Infrared A infrared image of a camel admiring the view over Wadi Darbat towards the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fe872165-07be-4611-96ec-c23b718c7389/Nakhal+IR+18-11-23b.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Wadi Nakhal in Infrared A infrared image of Wadi Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/18020b46-723d-48df-8b1a-f0b06cdd7655/Rustaq+IR+18-11-23+best.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Rustaq in Infrared A infrared image of Rustaq Fort, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/58dafec4-9947-42aa-a020-13ba7fd81350/Sumail+24-8-24a+copy.jpg Infrared Photographs from around Oman Sumail in the Infrared Spectrum A infrared image taken in Sumail in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://www.clivegracey.net/ancient-omani-mudbrick-settlement daily 0.75 2022-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/239dd713-a152-4278-bf28-d66825fa015f/harat-al-biladmanah-delta-.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Storm Clouds over Harat al-Bilad Storm clouds over as-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern gatehouse of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658488221193-2G78IF1P95I3FVH3FP8X/harat-al-biladmasjid-sulay.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Masjid as-Sulaymani, Harat al-Bilad Al-Masjid as-Sulaymani, located just outside the southern entrance to Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. The tall tower known as Qal‘at al-Nasr (lit. Nasr’s Fort) can be seen in the centre and Qal‘at al-Mardufah (lit. the Inside Tower) in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/130655d4-22be-4ce0-bdd7-35ce2590c92f/harat-al-biladmanah-sfx-.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Masjid as-Sulaymani, Harat al-Bilad Masjid as-Sulaymani just outside the southern entrance to Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e11c4aed-649e-4d37-985e-1c50b85997fc/harat-al-bilad-20.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ka'b al-Bilad Looking northwards from midway along Ka’b al-Bilad, the main street of Harat al-Bilad. The arched windows on the right of the image belong to the madrassah of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah. Further along Ka’b al-Bilad can be seen an overhead extension known as ‘Aqid Yusuf (Yusuf’s Arch). Just left of centre, Burj al-Juss, the tower guarding the northern access to the settlement, can be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/123a4e25-1760-4b31-8833-d321a8e525c4/harat-al-biladeast-gate-re.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat Harat al-'Ayn Sikkat Harat al-'Ayn A view along Sikkat Harat al-’Ayn towards the eastern gatehouse as-Sabah al-Qasab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/726ce556-6c32-42c6-b14d-23df300760b7/harat-al-biladimage-33.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-'Ayn Dwelling A ruined dwelling on Sikkat Harat al-’Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/818a3ba2-f4cf-4695-8476-fa94ef893765/harat-al-biladn.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Dwelling In the 1970s, the population of Harat al-Bilad began to move to new habitation nearby and by 1981 the ancient settlement was completely abandoned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f3b058aa-6810-4db7-bb6d-ac85f106b682/harat-locked-door.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Door The locked door of a dwelling on Ka'b al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/322876a4-a150-4cf7-8087-25fc9076b9c8/harat-al-biladmanah-velvia.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Eastern Gatehouse of Harat al-Bilad As-Sabah al-Qasab, the fortified gatehouse of the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e3eaea5d-e3f9-49d6-bd0e-6ece517646a5/harat-al-biladimage-30.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat Harat al-'Ayn Sikkat Harat al-'Ayn A view along Sikkat Harat al-’Ayn towards the eastern gatehouse as-Sabah al-Qasab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8b7d012e-3f77-4095-8864-8bc46e8caf60/harat-al-biladimage-34.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-‘Ayn View from the garden of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman towards Al-Masjid al-'Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2ed5b665-a80b-4ca5-8c6a-fcdd96e64b36/harat-al-biladharat--ceilin.jpeg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Ceiling Sikkat Harat al-'Ayn A ceiling in a mud-brick dwelling in Harat al-Bilad, Ad-Dakniliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1861dce0-bb88-4dcb-a5a2-4874f3439300/harat-al-biladimage-32.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr Qal‘at an-Nasr is the stone and gypsum tower guarding the southern approach to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a5a727aa-90ba-45d2-bc49-9944d0ef27d2/harat-al-biladimage-31.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr Qal‘at an-Nasr is the stone and gypsum tower guarding the southern approach to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a4c268fe-09ff-4437-9200-f7a877cd6de7/harat-al-biladimage-02.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr Qal‘at an-Nasr is the stone and gypsum tower guarding the southern approach to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dc97b069-3609-4dd4-8f1b-cd25da9cae45/harat-al-biladmd.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab As-Sabah al-Qasab, the gatehouse guarding the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fcc5fcf4-aa09-4c98-ab70-5f3e687b0e1a/al-manah-pure-blue-sky-buildings.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab As-Sabah al-Qasab, the gatehouse guarding the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad, viewed from inside the settlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/860e9bc0-0f4a-4267-8270-e9f5be494c25/al-manah-hass-gray-delta.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab As-Sabah al-Qasab, the gatehouse guarding the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad, viewed from inside the settlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03c36495-726a-4b2e-b8cf-78b9ffa53898/haratal-bilad-20.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn at Sunrise Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn (right) in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, photographed shortly after sunrise from the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f34e8841-6b35-4513-b67a-bd1d86dbab1b/harat-al-biladimage-21.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Interior The interior of a dwelling in the heart of Harat al-Bilad, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/823fae20-63d6-4791-bf48-fe7bbabd07d3/harat-al-biladimage-20.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ka'b al-Bilad Looking southward from midway along Ka’b al-Bilad, the main thoroughfare of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c153b84d-1d24-47c5-8494-73b78ff52cbf/harat-al-biladimage-16.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat Al-Bilad Carved Door The doorway to a large dwelling on Sikkat Awlad Rashid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7f03fba2-ac07-4d65-8a6f-249464369a92/harat-al-biladImage-18.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Carved Door Detail A detail of a chip-carved geometric design on the central post of a wooden door in Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/740f10c9-a471-43c4-83ff-09376cd8940a/harat-al-biladimage-17.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Carved Door Detail A detail of a chip-carved geometric design on the central post of a wooden door in Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5088873a-1e01-455c-804b-544cd73eeb2f/harat-al-biladimage-10.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Stairs The stairway of a large dwelling on Ka’b al-Bilad, leading to a room with a painted ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/494a585b-d015-45c0-8e56-9a84a43f7953/Omani-Painted-Ceiling.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Painted Ceiling A painted ceiling in an upstairs room of a dwelling on Ka'b al-Bilad.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8480685a-3ba6-4104-8417-051a45da0bd5/harat-al-biladimage-15.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman The Dark Street Sikkat ar-Ruh (lit. Dark Street) looking from Sikkat al-Gharabah towards Al-Bab al-Burj. The tunnel-like nature of this street is due to overhead dwelling extensions along most of its length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5daaf6f0-1026-4a77-bbee-97cd6f4ea32f/harat-al-biladimage-09.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Carved Door The elaborately carved front door of a dwelling in Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658494926504-WTC4WN98MS5OIOI7V9DJ/al-harat-al-bilad-inscription-on-wood-2.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Carved Door An intricately carved door of a dwelling in Sikkat ash-Sharah, in the walled settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. It was probably manufactured in Bahla, a centre of such crafts in Oman in times past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658489034627-EJY8XC9T6WXH9TRR65KV/al-harat-al-bilad-inscription-on-wood-door.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Endless-Knot Motif Detail of the door shown in the previous photograph in Harat al-Binal, Manah, Sultanate of Oman, with an ‘endless-knot’ motif set within a circle and surrounded by a basketwork design. This magnificent door was invaded by termites and collapsed in 2002. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b55c7321-1b7d-40c8-8113-2128f1765e07/harat-al-biladimage-13.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Door The doorway of the dwelling of the Sheikh of the Bani Abdu tribe next to Burj al-Juss at the northern end of the settlement, with crudely carved frame incorporating vaguely floral motifs amid geometric designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c14b8d35-5b60-4e1a-b6a5-fa9ff51f9f51/harat-al-biladimage-14.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Carved Door Inscription The carved inscription on the door of the dwelling of the Sheikh of the Bani Abdu tribe. It is from the last verse of the epic Ode by the late sixth-century Arab poet Amr Ibn Kulthum al-Taghlibi, celebrating the glory of his tribe. It reads: When any boy of ours reaches his weaning The tyrants fall down before him prostrating. (Arberry, 1957: 205) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/81baf70e-bd98-48b7-929b-1dc9c0c44267/harat-al-biladimage-07.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ka'b al-Bilad The facades of several buildings on Ka’b al-Bilad, the main thoroughfare of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0e01a1fa-48bd-4e09-a10c-924b7c5dbbbf/harat-al-biladimage-05.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat ad-Dahmash Looking northwards along Sikkat ad-Dahmash on the southwestern side of the settlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c9e297a1-485c-4ec8-9c77-4e4bd73ff3dc/harat-al-biladimage-06.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Street Looking southwards along Sikkat ad-Dahmash from Sikkat al-ʿUqud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2d12a356-bfca-420f-b089-c0bb1d1ce226/harat-al-biladhe.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab View through As-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b11f8ecc-51ea-4ac3-a512-450194b7e5a4/harat-al-biladmc.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Eastern Gatehouse of Harat al-Bilad As-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern gatehouse of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658489135150-L0XQPLEEF9VCVNLDEKJ6/harat-al-biladhc.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-‘Ayn The northern edge of Harat al-‘Ayn, the garden quarter of Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in the Sultanate of Oman. Successive years of drought in the first years of the 21st century caused the water table to fall by several metres, causing the spring that irrigated the garden area of Harat al-‘Ayn to dry up in 2003 and the date palms and fruit trees to die. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/759bc7c1-6136-4728-a513-5460469e52ed/harat-al-biladhb.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab Looking eastward along Sikkat Harat al-‘Ayn to As-Sabah al-Qasab, the gatehouse guarding the eastern entrance to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. This panoramic image was made with a Hasselblad XPan camera with 30mm lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bf334e0a-be8a-4776-b845-061430c8355c/harat-al-biladma.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab Al-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern gatehouse of Harat al-Bilad, in evening sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2434a8f5-3800-455f-92d3-d8f1ecbab141/harat-al-BiladImage-19.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Carved Door An intricately carved internal door on the first floor of a large house on Sikkat Awlad Rashid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/638b5c76-376a-4a4e-8265-07e46a432e62/harat-al-biladmb.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Carved Door Detail of an intricately carved internal door on the first floor of a large house on Sikkat Awlad Rashid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/159b545c-24ea-4b5c-bb5b-ef1c3f318ca6/harat-al-biladimage-11.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sablat al-Wali Painted Ceiling The painted and inscribed ceiling of the Sablat al-Wali at the northern end of Ka’b al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6dd9ceb7-faf7-4ca5-bb15-ac0f91218bea/harat-al-biladimage-29.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab As-Sabah al-Qasab, the fortified gatehouse of the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, seen from inside the settlement. The actual gateway is called Bab Harat al-‘Ayn. The doorway to the right of the gatehouse led into a tribal meeting hall (sablat), known as Sablat al-Bustan (lit. The Garden Sablat) in reference to a fruit garden that was situated just outside Bab Harat al-‘Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/406737b0-6b0d-4946-be6b-0123310bf142/liverpool-exibition-infared-palm-tree.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Dead Date Palm A dead date palm close to the surrounding wall of Harat al-Bilad, a fortified settlement in the Sultanate of Oman. A prolonged period of desiccation in the area caused the underground spring that irrigated the garden within the walls of the settlement to dry up in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/123d3cd3-f9ec-4ba8-bc11-74390f432d43/harat-al-biladimage-24.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab Summer storm clouds gathering over As-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern gatehouse of the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. The building on the right, just beyond the outer wall of the settlement, is Al-Masjid al-Bustan (lit. The Garden Mosque), so called because there used to be a fruit garden just outside As-Sabah al-Qasab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/55e64206-519f-4d4f-867d-f6f3291c9edb/harat-al-biladimage-34.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-‘Ayn View from the garden of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman towards Al-Masjid al-'Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/aaf1cdee-10b2-49c5-8c13-d43ee028804a/harat-al-biladimage-41.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-‘Ayn The garden area of Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658497056436-T2GF09FYGGWTJ8NQ116Z/harat-al-biladimage-26.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn at Sunrise Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, photographed shortly after sunrise from the garden. The desiccation is due to the spring that surfaced from under the mosque drying up in 2003. The tower guarding the southern access to Harat al-Bilad, Qal‘at an-Nasr, can be seen on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/79bec769-7df1-422a-ba38-f9ce031d8895/harat-al-biladimage-37.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Ayn View along Sikkat Harat al-‘Ayn towards Ka‘b al-Bilad in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, with the steps to the rear courtyard of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn left of centre. This access to the mosque precinct would have been used by those labouring in the fruit garden in the southeastern section of the settlement, known as Harat Al-‘Ayn. Although the date of the mosque’s original construction is not recorded, local tradition suggests that it is the oldest mosque in the settlement. As Harat al-Bilad was already in existence at the time of the arrival of Islam in Oman, this may suggest that its origins are in the first half of the 7th century CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/75919631-1a97-4196-9bbb-5db9ffab2c7e/harat-al-biladbba.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Omani Pot A date storage jar (khars) in a house on Sikkat al-Ghuwayr in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b22d818d-2c33-44ce-bbb5-0d82539e138c/harat-al-biladimage-25.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ka‘b al-Bilad, Manah Looking southward from midway along Ka‘b al-Bilad, the main thoroughfare of Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d64298a2-adb4-4627-ab8b-9b875d81d0ff/harat-al-biladimage-28.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Bottles Liquor bottles such as these in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, are commonly seen in old villages in Oman, though they should not be viewed as evidence of the consumption of alcohol in times past. Such bottles, often collected from foreign ships at the ports of Muttrah and Muscat, were valued as airtight containers, particularly for medicines and ointments obtained from the Mission Hospitals in Muttrah and Muscat. Bottles Liquor bottles such as these in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, are commonly seen in old villages in Oman, though they should not be viewed as evidence of the consumption of alcohol in times past. Such bottles, often collected from foreign ships at the ports of Muttrah and Muscat, were valued as airtight containers, particularly for medicines and ointments obtained from the Mission Hospitals in Muttrah and Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/99e9f362-314e-407b-8a59-35311a3485aa/empty-room-earthern-pot.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Date Storage Pot A large pot in an interior room of a dwelling in Sikkat Awlad Rashid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/053a0d85-052d-4d5f-89d2-7fa5cce07235/copper-coloured-inscriptions-3.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Omani Carved Door Details of the intricately carved door of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the traditional fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/22e4afe5-5ba4-47ed-8fc0-8fff48a2d067/copper-coloured-inscriptions-2.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Carved Door with Endless-Knot Motif Details of the intricately carved door on in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, showing an endless-knot motif. The door was probably manufactured in Bahla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7b1ef799-6101-463c-a91f-0ab69f32d37f/inscription-metal-door-copper-colored.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Carved Door with Endless-Knot Motif Details of the intricately carved door on in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, showing an endless-knot motif. The door was probably manufactured in Bahla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b90b8400-a00d-46b1-8f37-da793ed6df8a/harat-al-biladh.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Omani Pots Pots in an alcove of a traditional mud-brick house in the ancient settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. The two larger pots (ayanah) were used for date syrup (dibs) and may have been made in the pottery-manufacturing centre of Bahla. The smaller narrow-necked bottle is of foreign provenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/55a61c4f-9f78-4a3d-b685-234528f1b6d3/harat-al-biladbab.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Streets The corner of Sikkat al-‘Uqud and Sikkat Awlad Rashid (lit. Street of the Sons of Rashid) in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. The street so called because the three sons of a wealthy man called Rashid al-Wardi each occupied a large dwelling on this street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/99816570-dedd-408f-866a-4b96259a9e7a/al-harat-al-bilad-empty-courtyard.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Dwelling Looking southward along Sikkat al-Gharabah in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, towards a dwelling with a large aperture in the façade for ventilation purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7baa8beb-f38d-4d3a-a2fb-79d61144b92c/manah-street-distance-grey.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat al-Gharabah, Harat al-Bilad Looking southward along Sikkat al-Gharabah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4efe519e-bab1-4cbb-ab5b-24ebb5370c49/55.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Omani Date Storage Jar A date storage jar (khars) in a house on Sikkat al-Gharabah in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3d8b4b3-5a99-4d25-b427-ab2fde4c655c/harat-al-bilad2bb.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Artifact A storm lantern is a window in Sikkat al-Gharabah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/add663e0-a035-4c3c-9df3-fd32b59cc54f/al-harat-al-bilad-inscription-on-wood.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Omani Carved Door The intricately carved door of a storeroom on Sikkat Awlad Rashid in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, with several ‘endless-knot’ designs surrounded by basketwork carving. There was also a carved inscription on the lower section which is now illegible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3ab9f92-eed1-48a3-ab3a-416b5a38e77e/al-harat-al-bilad-tower-warm-golden-lovely-clouds.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Burj al-Juss Al-Burj al-Juss (lit. The Gypsum Tower) guards the northern entrance to Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/95db4f29-a046-4b80-b30f-541ac4cfc615/looking-up-fortress-tower-blue-sky.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Burj al-Juss Al-Burj al-Juss (lit. The Gypsum Tower), which guards the northern access to Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. Similar to its counterpart at the southern access, this tower is built of stone rendered in gypsum. Lieutenant J. R. Wellsted of the Indian Navy, who travelled extensively in Arabia in the 1830s, visited Manah in 1835 and noted two very high square towers at Harat al-Bilad: “at their bases, the breadth of the wall is not more than two feet, and neither side exceeds in length eight yards. It is therefore astonishing, considering the rudeness of the materials, (they have nothing but unhewn stones and a coarse, but apparently strong cement,) that, with proportions so meager, they should have been able to carry them to the elevations they have.” (1838: 119) He estimated their heights to be 170 feet (c. 50 metres). As al-Burj al-Juss is the only stone square tower existing at Harat al-Bilad today, perhaps Lieutenant Wellsted’s structural concerns proved partly prophetic. Al-Burj al-Juss as it stands today is about 35 metres high, having lost its top two stories. The tower’s considerable height would have enabled its lookouts to see hostile forces at some considerable distance from the settlement. The tower, though, also served more peaceful functions. According to one former resident of Harat al-Bilad, a cannon was fired from the tower every evening at the time of the Maghrib Adhan during Ramadhan to signal to the whole settlement the end of the daily fast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/52c47c04-f66f-404e-999c-cd7d1bc01c61/issa-scroll-man-blue.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-Ali Inscriptions Handwritten graffiti on the inside walls of the prayer hall of Al-Masjid al-Ali in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman before its restoration in 1998. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf564098-c4e2-4760-8402-51187b502ede/inscribed-text-wooden-scrolls.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-Ali Inscriptions Handwritten inscriptions on earlier layers of plaster in the interior of Al-Masjid al-‘Ali, a mosque in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, which was constructed in 876 AH/1471 CE. The large inscription on the left contains selected lines of poetry by an early Ibadi Imam of Hadhramout in Yemen, Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Qais Al-Hadhrami, who died around 475 AH/1082 CE. The mosque was restored in 1998 and the graffiti is no longer visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/636e3a4f-2734-4700-b358-0019c834f042/harat-al-bilad2-cb.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Artifacts Alcoves and shelves of an upper story room on Ka‘b al-Bilad, the main thoroughfare of Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, with an assortment of artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7248e565-f53b-46dc-90d7-005528fcbfab/harat-al-biladaba.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Façade The upper façade of a dwelling on Ka‘b al-Bilad in Arart al-Bilad, Manah, Sultanate of Oman, with window openings, a cut stucco ventilation grate, known as manakhil, which appears to have been blocked, and lancet ventilation openings on the upper extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3eca016e-c6a9-4a25-831f-928d7d12fed2/harat-al-biladbb.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ka'b al-Bilad Looking northwards along Ka‘b al-Bilad (lit. Heel/Footprint of the Village) the main thoroughfare of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman and presumably so-called because of the large numbers of people who used to walk its length every day. The stone wall on the right is the plinth of al-Masjid ash-Sharah and the arched windows in the centre belonged to the madrassa (Quran school) attached to the mosque, which children of the area would have been required to attend for several hours each day. Further along Ka‘b al-Bilad is an overhead extension known as al-‘Aqid Yusuf (lit. Yusuf’s Arch), named after the man who owned the house to which it belonged. Left of centre, al-Burj al-Juss (lit. The Gypsum Tower) looms over the northern end of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9639ca24-bdeb-4da4-8491-85560978b987/harat-al-biladq.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat al-'Uqud Sikkat al-’Uqud (Street of the Arches) runs east to west from midway along Ka’b al-Bilad to the Western entrance to Harat al-Bilad. The arches originally supported overhead extensions of dwellings on the northern (right) side of the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b482bba7-18b1-44a7-bf04-71d58fcbe2df/harat-al-biladba.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-Bilad Carved Door Fragments of what would once have been an ornately carved door, incorporating spiral and ‘endless-knot’ motifs and bands of basketwork decoration. This door and several other similar examples in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, were probably manufactured in Bahla, where doors of similar design can still be seen in al-Aqr quarter of the old town and in the Great Mosque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1e7b6c6f-4ba5-4cf9-a8ef-52d96ea35977/harat-al-biladhf.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Artifact Storm lanterns were one of the very few ‘modern’ conveniences to be found in Harat al-Bilad, an ancient fortified settlement in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/49bc9d69-62be-4d99-8ca2-e7af5465b278/harat-al-biladha.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Sikkat al-Qasabah and Sikkat ad-Damash The right-angle intersection of Sikkat al-Qasabah (right) and Sikkat ad-Damash (left) in the southwest of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/26913808-0ff5-4b5e-9f10-f2978dd94ccf/al-harat-al-bilad-gray-short-towerr.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr and Bayt al-Qasabah Qal‘at an-Nasr with the ruins of Bayt al-Qasabah on the left and a section of the Harat al-Bilad's southern defensive wall on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1b434322-33d2-47ff-bb35-fa5e7e719ff7/harat-al-biladaab.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Bayt al-Qasabah Bayt al-Qasabah, one of the only free-standing dwellings in Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d517d703-76fc-4ab1-a08b-ebe87c823c7a/harat-al-biladexhibition-b.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr Qal‘at an-Nasr is the stone and gypsum tower guarding the southern approach to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman. The arched structure in the lower centre of the image is the mud-brick stairway that gave access to the upper levels of the tower. The stairway collapsed after a heavy shower of rain in 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b7806317-b743-4e5c-8c5a-742b63cc7247/harat-al-biladir-panorama-.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab As-Sabah al-Qasab, the fortified gatehouse of the eastern entrance to Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, seen from inside the settlement. The actual gateway is called Bab Harat al-‘Ayn. The doorway to the right of the gatehouse led into a tribal meeting hall (sablat), known as Sablat al-Bustan (lit. The Garden Sablat) in reference to a fruit garden that was situated just outside Bab Harat al-‘Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b82b8a22-7108-4c61-aab4-34c12fb3156b/harat-al-biladexhibition-a.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr The view westward from the garden area of Harat al-‘Ayn towards Qal‘at an-Nasr which guards the southern entrance to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah, Sultanate of Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f2c254b1-6e28-4ce7-918c-95e3f4cf166a/harat-al-biladthat-view-ag.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-‘Ayn View from the garden of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman towards Al-Masjid al-'Ayn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/523991fa-783e-46fa-ab02-6cba0f6fe92d/harat-al-biladmanah-rollei.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman View of Qal‘at an-Nasr from Harat al-'Ayn Looking westwards from the garden area of Harat al-’Ayn towards Qal‘at an-Nasr at the southern end of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7cf9a345-00ee-4798-bbc8-cf2e3e4bdf2d/harat-al-bilad20.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman As-Sabah al-Qasab Looking eastward along Sikkat Harat al-‘Ayn to al-Sabah al-Qasab, the eastern entrance to the settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman. This panoramic image was made using a Hasselblad XPan camera with 30mm lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7bfa6720-e89d-4d31-a7ba-49bb48cbe11f/harat-al-biladshadow-3xse.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn View towards Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658495960315-6R1JE92SXZMJ0C223BBO/harat-al-biladimage-38.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-'Ayn, Harat al-Bilad The garden entrance to the forecourt of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ec9468f9-e74f-45e8-8927-9f1acc4e7ebd/harat-al-biladmasjid-al-ay.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn Steps from Sikkat Harat al-‘Ayn to the rear courtyard of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, photographed shortly after sunrise. The names of the mosque and the contiguous garden quarter are derived from the subterranean spring (‘ayn) that surfaces from under the mosque, which was variously known as ‘Ayn Munbak, ‘Ayn al-Bilad or ‘Ayn Kubbah. (Bandyopadhyay, 2004). The spring ran dry in the year 2003. The rectangular, two-story building on the left of the photograph may have served some agricultural function at ground level while its upper story, accessed from the courtyard of the mosque, probably served as a Quran school (madrassah) for children of the locale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cd5f0b6c-1653-4acd-9ed8-d8a41e7f0e6b/masjid-ayn-manah-mosque.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-'Ayn, Harat al-Bilad A lateral entrance to the prayer room of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/37c9c615-94a6-42da-9bf8-1995448e7565/harat-al-biladimage-03.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid al-'Ayn Interior An interior view of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, with the carved stucco mihrab (prayer niche) which is the earliest complete surviving example of the work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi. The two-line inscription reads: Promoted by the great Sheikh, the generous and noble one, may God forgive him in the Day of Judgment from his sins with all the Muslims, I mean Abdallah bin Wahab bin Ahmad Work of the poor servant of God, the hoping for mercy and forgiveness of his Lord. Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi, from the village of Manah, and it was completed in the month of Muharram in the year nine hundred and eleven years [Jun-Jul. 1505] from the Hegira of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f90c3714-36d0-4394-bff2-77d8c36e9068/harat-al-biladimage-27.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Prayer Niche of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn Detail of the mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, showing the outer bands of alternating larger and smaller medallions set within a stylized floral surround, redolent of the gardens of paradise, and entwined in a so-called ‘endless knot’, which may symbolize the endless space and time of Creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6d098a2a-f811-4270-aaf0-6d07b4ff8fb4/harat-al-biladimage-23.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Prayer Niche of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn The central rosette of the mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1658495789697-AGQRFF382HRGB35KTIDW/harat-al-biladimage-04.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ming Dish in the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn The Folk Kiln blue and white Ming dish embedded in the centre of the rosette of the carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, showing a phoenix in flight among lotus blossoms. The calligraphic style of the painting and the year of construction of the mihrab (1505 CE) would suggest that the dish was manufactured in the late 15th century, during Chenghua and Hangzhi Period (1465 to 1505 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5a505faf-37d2-4d69-9866-26a84f5fb8f1/minf-dish-masjid-ayn.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ming Dish in the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-'Ayn The Folk Kiln blue and white Ming dish embedded in the centre of the rosette of the carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-‘Ayn in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman, showing a phoenix in flight among lotus blossoms. The calligraphic style of the painting and the year of construction of the mihrab (1505 CE) would suggest that the dish was manufactured in the late 15th century, during Chenghua and Hangzhi Period (1465 to 1505 CE). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ebf53e24-fa49-4638-a362-7b0f27c4a26a/masjid-sharah-mosque.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid ash-Sharah, Harat al-Bilad The front (i.e. east-facing) façade of al-Masjid ash-Sharah (lit. Mosque of the Sellers), with external prayer niche in the centre of the façade and rooftop bumah. The name of the mosque derives from the Arabic word shari, meaning 'to sell', and may refer to the military activists of the exponents of the early Ibadi Imamates in Oman and Yemen in the 8th and 9th centuries CE, who were known as ash-Shurat (lit. the Sellers), that is, “those who ‘buy’ their salvation in the afterlife by selling their lives for the faith of this world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/94483287-8568-4854-b013-a2e18c1e76df/harat-al-biladl.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid ash-Sharah, Harat al-Bilad The front (i.e. east-facing) façade of al-Masjid ash-Sharah (lit. Mosque of the Sellers), with external prayer niche in the centre of the façade and rooftop bumah. The name of the mosque derives from the Arabic word shari, meaning 'to sell', and may refer to the military activists of the exponents of the early Ibadi Imamates in Oman and Yemen in the 8th and 9th centuries CE, who were known as ash-Shurat (lit. the Sellers), that is, “those who ‘buy’ their salvation in the afterlife by selling their lives for the faith of this world.” The large forecourt was used for al-Fagr (dawn), al-Maghrib (sunset) and al-Ishaa (evening) prayers during the hot months and also for the breaking of the fast during the holy month of Ramadhan. (Hamad Al-Masruri, 2014: pers. comm.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9d662be3-ae5e-4227-824e-35437c59b155/harat-al-biladimage-40.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Al-Masjid ash-Sharah, Harat al-Bilad The external prayer niche in the centre of the east façade of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/89fd414e-a59e-4f88-8be4-a6cb2806f423/Masjid-sharah-manah-mosque.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Mihrab of Al-Majid ash-Sharah, Oman The carved stucco mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman is a late surviving example of the work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Humaymi and dates from 922 AH/1516-7 CE. The mihrab would originally have been unpainted, the green gloss coat being a modern application. The large inscription in Kufic script along the top of the mihrab is the Shahada, (Confession of Faith), which is the First of the Five Pillars of Islam. It reads: La ilaha illa Allah wa-Muhammad rasul Allah (There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah.) Typical of most of the remaining carved maharib in Oman, the name of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is in the centre of the inscription, directly above the prayer niche. The two-line inscription reads: This blessed mosque was erected by the savant Sheikh Muhammad bin Abu l-Hasan and by Salih bin Sabah and by Sheikh Halaf bin Abdallah bin Halaf bin Abu l-‘Abad and Halaf bin Belhasan bin Mu‘in may God forgive them in the Day of Judgment. Work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi from the village of Manh in the year two and twenty after nine hundred [A.D. 1516-7] from the Hegira of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. God is powerful over everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cb6455b8-eb73-4457-853c-04bb0c3056df/harat-al-biladhd.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Mihrab of Al-Majid ash-Sharah, Oman The carved stucco mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah in Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman is a late surviving example of the work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad Al-Humaymi and dates from 922 AH/1516-7 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/11ccd8d1-a1b7-461c-a285-e7ae3d1e41dd/al-harat-al-bilad-bright-green-embossed-door.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Mihrab of Masjid ash-Sharah, Harat al-Bilad The central section of the carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah in Harat al-Bilad, dating from 922 AH/1516-7 CE. The two-line inscription reads: This blessed mosque was erected by the savant Sheikh Muhammad bin Abu l-Hasan and by Salih bin Sabah and by Sheikh Halaf bin Abdallah bin Halaf bin Abu l-‘Abad and Halaf bin Belhasan bin Mu‘in may God forgive them in the Day of Judgment. Work of Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaymi from the village of Manh in the year two and twenty after nine hundred [A.D. 1516-7] from the Hegira of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. God is powerful over everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/03b8712c-c196-4dd7-9c16-8c3b370d0085/harat-al-bilads.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Mihrab of Al-Masjid ash-Sharah, Oman Detail of the mihrab of al-Masjid ash-Sharah in Harat al-Bilad, Sultanate of Oman, showing inset Chinese porcelain bowls each side of spandrels of the recessed arch that forms the actual prayer niche. This mihrab is the work of the early 16th-century Omani craftsman Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, who was a native of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/936155a6-fce6-4de3-ae66-f22a199824f1/harat-al-biladimage-35.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Masjid al-'Ali Mihrab The mihrab of Al-Masjid al-’Ali in Harat al-Bilad, carved by Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi in 1504 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/16bad2fc-a08c-4b5a-8416-9f409e0618d9/ali-mihrab-detail-5.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali The carved stucco mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman is the earliest surviving work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, a native of Harat al-Bilad, and dates from 1504 C.E. The mihrab comprises two incongruous styles: the decorations in the spandrels of the recessed arches above the prayer niche, the central rosette and the lower inscription are the original knife-carved work of al-Humayai, whereas the outer band of medallions and the inner decoration of the prayer niche are made up of mold-cast tiles. The calligraphic styles of the two inscriptions on the upper band of the mihrab may suggest that they are by a different hand. Whether the mihrab was left incomplete by al-Humaimi or was modified or restored at a later date is unknown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3e0624af-c18d-414d-ae9c-63852c5242d5/ali-mihrab-detail-6.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Masjid al-'Ali Mihrab Detail A detail of the mihrab of Al-Masjid al-’Ali in Harat al-Bilad, carved by Absullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi in 1504 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0af07e96-bf9a-4d0d-9693-8ebb0745dfc2/ali-mihrab-detail-2.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Detail of the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali Detail of the central arches of the knife-carved stucco mihrab in Al-Masjid al-Ali in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in Manah in the Sultanate of Oman. The mihrab, dating from 1504, is largely the work of Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, a native of Manah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/adbc596e-4b59-4248-b566-3f2f03da86b9/ali-mihrab-detail.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Detail of the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali Recessed arches above the prayer niche of the mihrab (prayer niche) of Al-Masjid al-Ali in the fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, in the Wiliyat of Manah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/54b9d1a4-b2a3-4db7-acde-1115ad7a137d/harat-al-bilad2-c.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ming Dish in Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali The blue and white Folk Ming dish embedded in the centre of the central rosette of the mihrab. The cavetto is decorated with a scroll of chrysanthemums and leaves while the central medallion shows a splay of chrysanthemums on either side of a pierced rock, a popular theme in late-15th century Chinese ceramics. The rock with tortuous shape symbolizes durability and has long been a common feature in Chinese gardens. The chrysanthemum is a symbol of longevity. The symbolic meanings of the dish’s decoration would have been completely obscure to al-Humaymi whom we may suppose was attracted to it on a purely aesthetic and even abstract level, as indicated by the fact that it is placed sideways in the mihrab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3213463f-252b-4cdc-8219-818799a54a84/ali-mihrab-detail-4+.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Central Rosette of the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali In addition to the Shahada ('There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah') in large Kufic script on the right hand side of the upper band, the mihrab of al-Masjid al Ali has two inscriptions. The one on the left side of the upper band reads: This blessed mihrab was erected by the great sayh the generous and noble one Abdallah bin Wahab may God forgive him and the believers in the Day of Reckoning. This mihrab was completed on Tuesday 13 of the month of Rajab of the year nine after nine hundred from the Hegira [1st January 1504 C.E.] of the Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him salvation. The second two-line inscription, on a panel above the central rosette, reads: The work of this mihrab was made by the poor servant, the hoping for forgiveness and mercy of his Lord Abdallah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al Humaymi from Manah who wrote this script by his hand. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The date of building of mosque of al-Ali, erected by god for the Muslims was completed in the 8th of the month Jumada II of the year six and seventy after eight hundred [22nd November 1471] from the Hegira of the Messenger, God bless him and grant him salvation. Its promoters were seyh Wahab bin Ahmad and Ahmad bin Sulayman and Hasan bin Sulayman Belqasim and Ahmed bin ... and he was ... of the mosque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a278cc2b-0e68-404f-8eb6-4513d9320d58/ali-mihrab-detail-3.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Ming Dish in the Mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali The mihrab of Al-Masjid al-Ali in the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad in the Sultanate of Oman displays the earliest extant example of the use of Chinese ceramics as a decorative element in Omani architecture. Four of the five surviving examples of the maharib creator, Abdullah bin Qasim bin Muhammad al-Humaimi, originally had one or more embedded Chinese porcelain bowls or dishes. This decorative practice was continued by later mihrab carvers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4108bd00-6293-4a2a-8a04-5e53acb5b48d/harat-ayn-manah.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Harat al-'Ayn Looking eastwards across Harat al-'Ayn, the garden quarter of Harat al-Bilad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/768fbb57-8276-4eda-a736-edf4eeedeaaf/harat-al-bilad-manah-oman-tower.jpg Harat Al-Bilad - a fortified ancient mud-brick settlement in Oman Qal'at an-Nasr at Sunset Qal‘at an-Nasr at the southern approach to the ancient fortified settlement of Harat al-Bilad, photographed just after sunset. https://www.clivegracey.net/omani-adobe-dwellings-interiors daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/38d70e99-f5b6-433f-83c5-6f31d0974a5e/al-lawati-house-debris-bed.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Muttrah Interior, Oman Rooftop bedroom of a traditional stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d316b574-7b52-4316-9131-ce1639ec6bc0/Hamra-traditional-adobe-kitchen.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9cef5557-6e27-4a80-944d-2f42464b0dec/al-habib-19th-august-2017d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Painted Majlis, Wadi Bani Habib, Oman The brightly painted majlis (male sitting room) of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/be78f3d4-b42e-4844-9174-d537f27c85ec/al-awabi-25th-sepetember-2020-j.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Awabi Interior, Oman Interior of a room with artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the town of Al-Awabi in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/531b39ed-34ca-45ec-943f-0d1240e31f37/abandonded-kitchen-stove-room-27th-january-2021.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Afy Interior, Oman Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0d2945aa-7dbb-44ca-b02b-feb4bc4cd4c4/abandoned-wardrobe-room-27th-january-2021.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Afy Interior, Oman Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/94ac699e-3a92-4d44-9af3-c17e5446e4ff/afy-27th-febuarayt-2021-t.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Afy Interior, Oman Interior of a room with artifacts in an abandoned dwelling dwelling in Afy in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c9ed16f9-4abf-40f8-ba0b-119121cb61bf/al-awabi-5th-september-2020-d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Awabi Interior Detail of the upstairs landing of an ornately decorated dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e589aaee-463d-4ef2-b20a-6d9f41a09c4c/al-bahla-interior-with-mud-brick-walls.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Bahla Interior, Oman The majlis (male sitting room) of a large mud-brick dwelling in the old quarter of Al-Aqr in the town of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5b81f331-526a-4ce9-8fdf-de6b09716a02/al-bahla-sewing-machine-blue-dado.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Bahla Interior, Oman Interior of a room with artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the town of Bahla in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/27fa5b35-fac2-4cdf-af6d-653d420ece5f/al-bani-habib-interior-red-patterns-wall-blue-dato.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Wadi Bani Habib Interior, Oman The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/07a3d625-6a21-43c2-8f46-9d8f893d6945/al-habib-19-august-17b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Wadi Bani Habib Bridal Suite, Oman The brightly painted bridal suite of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a5d3d3dc-c2e8-46a9-8d58-3afdfa503526/al-hamra-2-8-2019c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f725a28f-90a1-4dd7-a489-c0e90646a3ad/al-hamra-3rd-5-16b-Sb.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a54a974d-5397-466e-a30c-76a0bdd2b942/al-hamra-3rd-august-2019a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eb348b6e-817e-49f3-9766-5e4e41bcaf9a/al-hamra-3rd-august-2019b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/58250f4f-f913-4f29-9dc9-9b25f1e443ae/al-hamra-3rd-august-2019g.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Cupboard in a room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with pictures of footballers and the late His Majety Sultan Qaboos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dab86357-5e6a-4d9d-92f7-08361c383d9a/al-hamra-3rd-august-q9f.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Cupboard in a room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with pictures of footballers and the late His Majety Sultan Qaboos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/551b43cc-6f3f-4366-a937-45bc211975b7/al-hamra-3rd-december-14c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Painted Room, Al-Hamra Oman A painted majlis (men's sitting room) in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fd23e450-b5fb-44be-bb24-00481e406201/al-hamra-3rd-december-14d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Painted Majlis, Al-Hamra, Oman A painted majlis in the traditional mud-brick settlement of Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b100a53b-16c4-4a27-9593-cfbf5daefe73/al-hamra-10th-april-2018-a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman A room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b7e6f8ad-3330-4c6a-922d-6ec0156ac8d3/al-hamra-10th-febuary-2018.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3e597aba-b769-4bc6-a6aa-b868763a81d0/al-hamra-11th-april-2017a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman A makeshift cabinet in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a88e3c20-d8ff-4ae1-bb3e-f21a3edb170e/al-hamra-11th-april-2017b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman An upstairs room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. Note that the floor has collapsed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9e45175e-265a-4d4f-acfe-d590a98e820c/al-hamra-11th-april-2017d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Ground-floor storage room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Clearly the space had been put to other uses since its abandonment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3f862fa3-6a8e-476c-ad76-5859e41c8043/al-hamra-15-11-2017a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Interior of a dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ccb0d700-bfe3-4bc7-808f-e0028c044b63/al-hamra-15th-november-2017-c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman A 'modernized' room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b4a3ddd2-5a40-4b0d-85fb-6acbc48b2ba8/hamra-oman-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Sheikh's Sitting Room. Al-Hamra, Oman The Sheikh's private sitting room in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The picture on the far wall is that of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b19e0655-cc05-4980-b53c-bdf4fa1d32d7/al-hamra-18th-may-2020-6b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hmara Interior, Sultanate of Oman Upper room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/25585f1d-165b-453d-8530-dbfff4126abf/al-hamra-18th-may-2020-6b.jpg.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts belonging to the erstwhile inhabitants still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a9d65146-ec60-4b18-9be1-24cb78675812/al-hamra-20-6-2017a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Upstairs room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c31ca297-a4ff-4edf-8707-18d7f827305a/al-hamra-24th-feburary-2015-c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. Note the picture of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, on the wall, dating from the early 1970s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/89b9c999-c3fb-4edd-9dd3-109cb36059b6/al-hamra-24th-feburary-2015.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ladies' Sitting Room, Al-Hamra, Oman The upstairs communal area, also used at the ladies' sitting room, of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/31c7e5ba-93f7-4eb4-94c5-9f73025ad43b/al-hamra-25th-2011-14i.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Majlis, Oman The majlis (men's sitting room) of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/513e2f22-62ba-4aa8-8c58-e712fe4a1293/al-hamra-27th-2017d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/39fe06bc-ccf0-4e70-b923-c18cc054bc39/al-ibra-2nd-june-2018c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior, Oman Room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/dacc378e-1f4c-498e-895d-3f3dd560f1a7/al-ibra-2nd-june-2018n.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior, Oman Room of a traditional stone-built dwelling in Ibra Hajar, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/caca3144-08fd-4895-a42b-db5be8c4a2c2/al-ibra-24th-april-2018-m.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior, Oman The vestibule of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f319fce2-7246-4bb7-8952-680ca0999038/al-ibra-24th-april-2018-n.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior, Oman Interior of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7173ef84-fe30-4bdb-802e-ae0dbdba92d6/al-ibra-24th-april-2018.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior, Oman Interior of Bayt al-Muhaddara in Ibra Aliya, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e99d1eea-49d1-450a-828a-ad68085d10f5/al-izz-april-2018.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Izz Interior, Oman Interior of Bayt Muhsin bin 'Amir bin Sultan Al-Khanjari Al-Harthi, completed in 1882, in Izz, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e69f6c82-abc5-4fea-ae6b-dbd035d35435/al-Jalaan-14-8-20d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Jalaan Interior, Oman Interior of a 1970s dwelling in Jalaan, Ash-Sharqiyah South GovernorateSultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/53066f99-c2c5-4a1f-9d97-d7f984431db6/al-Lajal-12th-febuary-21a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Lajal Interior, Oman Interior of a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/989579be-8ade-46e0-a679-b158a71f96f1/al-lawati-house-1a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Muttrah Interior, Oman Interior room of a stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/514da306-80a7-4881-9df3-e0be1f370d44/al-lawati-house-1c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Muttrah Interior, Oman Interior of a stone-built merchant's house in Muttrah, Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d8ea9efa-8a95-4527-8de4-1bed1effc5c6/al-liverpool-exhibition-interior-oman.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Kitchen, Oman The kitchen of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. The clay construction in the middle of the floor is the hearth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ea7d8b63-fd34-4f1e-b7d9-473a5f1102a2/al-manal-18-9-20b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Manal Interior, Oman Interior of an abandoned house in Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/179efb3f-2db9-4f44-a0bd-113c00e96c2e/al-matress-Again.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Qaryatain Interior, Oman An upstairs room in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9bc0f8da-9810-4969-92b2-a11613af6b71/al-messed-Up-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f3d2e71b-8343-4e61-bc78-f922c9a07df9/al-mudhaibi-26-2-14c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Mudhaibi Interior, Oman First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/23bee345-452a-4347-bd28-47d0577b35a5/al-mudhaibi-28-3-18a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Mudhaibi Interior, Oman First floor room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Mudhaibi in Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d632b36f-488d-412f-8d2a-b9497159343d/al-mudhayrib-18th-april-2018-c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib Vaulted stone ceilings inside the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7e5d100e-2879-4873-8392-2d4476723015/al-mudhayrib-well-2018.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past The Sablat of the Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib Vaulted stone ceilings inside the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. Note the screw from a sugar press used as a supporting beam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e68cdd3-119a-4654-a2f6-6aa5c92730a7/al-my-Favourite-interior-Again.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman The vestibule of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a6ba0db0-1952-426a-9173-e176af512035/al-nakhal-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Nakhal Interior Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/db804e15-8e84-494e-bb8e-abe5911dc3d0/al-new-last-breakfast.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Qaryatain Interior, Oman Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in the village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki in the Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e1bb64ea-9652-4ea3-ac69-d42716630cd4/al-nizar-6th-november-2013.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Nizar Interior, Oman Room with artifacts in an abandoned mud-brick dwelling in Al-Nizr village in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman. Nikon D800 with 14mm lens at 5 seconds, f/16 at ISO 100. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/71f1578a-d033-43fa-8f05-5f55213b2271/al-nizwa-interior-dark-green-wheelbarrow-2020.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Nizwa Interior Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ac4e1786-708e-4990-9f50-536bcd79b6a9/al-nizwa-interior-light.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Nizwa Interior Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/832e5ac8-7acc-439f-be2b-1e814f306384/al-qalhat-5th-febuary-21c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Qalhat Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a1e9bc48-6c4e-4780-86ef-a6259dda3f85/al-qalhat-5th-febuary-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ec2caa3d-a226-4196-8c71-d4300542e78f/al-qalhat-5th-febuary-2021-b.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Qalhat Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1b945545-b670-4ad9-bc1d-90b70daa8fe3/al-qalhat-febuary-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Qalhat Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ffc4c330-de9a-4878-9cc5-d2454b986dd6/al-rostaq-1st-october-2020-c-empty-yellow-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6c431b9d-4c9c-47d2-83db-933f66b6a636/al-rostaq-1st-october-2020c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bed11de6-f86c-4db0-a03d-495299ad487e/al-rostaq-16th-december-2013-c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/38d46021-20c8-4bf1-9d6f-d53f3842f4c5/al-rostaq-16th-decembet-2013-d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq InteriorRustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. Interior of an abandoned mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/591fe0a0-b451-4a26-b58f-051bbb768a09/al-rostaq-closet-interior-high-ceiling.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c5443d42-e1d6-4b36-9237-949e30a80f95/al-rostaq-interior-color-clothes.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/10e57183-40c9-448b-a54e-4e7ffdfc9978/al-rustaq-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq InteriorRustaq Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.man Abandoned artifacts in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3c70e6cc-ec74-4c45-8dda-21ed2a4e6060/al-Salmas-Bedroom.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/842dcb6f-29f5-4713-9e6c-ce9c54b87936/al-sur-interior-three-paintings.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Muttrah Interior, Oman Interior of a stone dwelling in the Sur Al-Lawatiya in Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3e1bb322-0ad8-4113-9abe-104ea162d04e/derelict-interior-poles.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Firq Interior Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Firq, Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/25205f6a-efcf-4820-afcb-34079303f36b/ghafat-interior.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Ghafat Dwelling, Oman First floor interior of a large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Ghafat, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12d2a35c-7c1e-47c1-b03a-fbffad175ddf/al-Salwa-a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman A makeshift kitchen cabinet in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra in the Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3cd9ad03-a3c1-4037-91bb-c584fdcdad37/al-qalat-interior-a.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Qal'at al-'Awamir Interior, Oman Interior of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Qal'at al-'Awamir in the Wiliyat of Manah in the Sultanate of Oman. Note the picture of the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said above the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f6a3a426-7b6c-4717-9eeb-d79dd0689bab/al-manal-18-9-20c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Manal Interior Interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/132338f4-3b98-452c-9782-3aed3c7b2ee0/al-ibra-2nd-june-2018d.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Ibra Interior Interior of a traditional stone-built house in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ccb135be-4315-471a-b293-ae26348e82ab/al-hamra-11th-april-2017c.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Al-Hamra Interior, Oman Upstairs room of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/55f1f87f-ba23-4fc7-b4e4-a7749165a531/al-habib-19th-august-2017e.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Painted Majlis, Wadi Bani Habib, Oman The brightly painted majlis of a traditional stone dwelling in Wadi Bani Habib in Al-Jebel Al-Akhdar in the Sultanate of Oman. Taken on a Nikon D800 Camera and 17-35mm Nikkor lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e9ff0b95-13c4-440e-8a59-e761a3515c5b/martaban-jar-rustaq-oman.jpg Yesterday's Rooms - interiors of the past Rustaq Interior with Martaban Jar A Martaban Jar in an old house in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. Martaban Jars were manufactured in Mandalay Province in Burma between the late 15th and late 17th centuries and were used to transport oils. 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ash-Shan Door A painted metal door in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/73dd7dfa-de11-440c-a835-cbddfaec6fc4/samad-25h-march-2021-f.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Samad ash-Shan Door A painted metal door in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/81092d94-82cc-4fd4-9d5a-efc8fca20bb1/samad-25h-march-2021-i.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Samad ash-Shan Door A painted metal door in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/da7ebfe6-ae92-474f-83ad-9729cee3c196/samad-25h-march-2021-b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Samad ash-Shan Door A painted metal door in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. 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1970s and 1980s Al-Lajal Door A painted metal door in Al-Lajal village, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9a3f9023-9729-454a-abca-e68f9037129e/al-lajal-painted-door-p.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Lajal Door A painted metal door in Al-Lajal village, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/af0af991-4845-47b0-a84e-4076758f51ac/ar-rawda-painted-door-4-a.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Imti Door A painted metal door in Imti village, Al-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/86fef507-8fe8-4517-8bc5-376eba247309/ar-rawda-painted-door-4-b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Imti Gate A painted metal gate in Imti village, Al-Dakhiliyah Governorate. 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Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/937fead3-1ae0-4686-87aa-b91d07ddf016/afy-painted-door-b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e3598f49-cb37-493b-98a6-2703e5dd16b8/afy-painted-door-c.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9f34d160-8620-40fd-99d2-d34e68965070/afy-painted-door-d.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7c8dc36c-f7a8-4713-9403-f3c09cefa4e5/afy-painted-door-e.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Wadi Al-Ma’awil, Al-Batinah South Governorate 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Al-Ma’awil, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e2dd914-de7b-43ed-92a6-42b5bad4e506/afy-painted-door-m.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Wadi Al-Ma’awil, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b88740b0-c0b5-4144-9cbf-55c9a41e7016/afy-painted-door-n.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Afy Door A painted metal door in Afy, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/31c21195-e322-4c37-92d1-7b904931bace/al_lajal-30-1-21m.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Lajal Door A painted metal door in Al-Lajal village in Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d0b70bf9-680b-4e78-88b3-28daa48ae04e/al-ghafat-painted-door-b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Ghafat Door A 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and 1980s Al-Hamra Gate A painted metal gate in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/306749e7-faa1-4e7f-b61c-ca3a584cfaa8/al-lajal-painted-door-q.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Lajal Door A painted metal door in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/055728c5-8345-4b64-bbba-b3bf2504a94b/al-lajal-painted-door-r.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Lajal Door A painted metal door in Al-Lajal village, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9a947ac0-0754-4da1-a249-0e19096f3ef5/awabi-door-22-8-21a.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Awabi Door A painted metal door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8ae8b915-407e-4a59-853b-981ad70f95dd/awabi-door-22-8-21b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Hoqain Door A painted metal door in Al-Hoqain, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0652d726-c84f-4da5-9e46-add1deef51c0/awabi-painted-door-1-1.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Awabi Door A painted metal door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/370968ab-e113-43e4-bc12-11ca559168b6/awabi-painted-door-5-9.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Awabi Door A painted metal door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b0c17bf0-2f44-4075-819c-49481bf12d49/awabi-painted-door-d.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Awabi Door A painted metal door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/836f6cb1-f11c-425f-9199-9f7d45a9b81f/awabi-painted-door-f.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Awabi Door A painted metal door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f45cfd7d-0940-4f99-86a6-f160e096a41b/dhank-b.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Wadi Dhank Door A painted metal door in Wadi Dhank, Ad-Dhahirah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a64f04e6-3a5c-48e5-9038-2c1e287e3a33/dhank-c.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Wadi Dhank Door A painted metal door in Wadi Dhank, Ad-Dhahirah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/02d9bc2d-16b3-4449-95d1-c3e1babb9d37/houqain-green-painted-door-a.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Hoqain Door A painted metal door in Al-Hoqain village, Al-Batinah South Governorate. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/665483c4-09a5-4b9e-b0b8-bc50b6fcecf6/mahdar-painted-door-m.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Madhar Door A painted metal door in Madhar, Wadi Mahram, Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3fc22c00-577d-4eff-9e43-e0d3d6a32ad2/manal-painted-door-green-1.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Manal Door A painted metal door in Al-Manal, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a653df11-6690-4b42-b19c-8871614417f3/mudhaib-painted-door-e.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Mudhaibi Gate A painted metal gate in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/365e0dbd-835c-4ffd-8010-07b0f0a9c715/mudhaibi-30-1-18d.jpg Omani Metal Doors of the 1970s and 1980s Al-Mudhaibi Door A painted metal Door in Al-Mudhaibi, 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The building has been “modernised” to accommodate expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7038ee4a-86f1-4d34-8994-ad60b62bf0b1/al-hamra-2nd-january-2020-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5518e61e-8927-4106-8d44-7a188e0427c5/al-hamra-2nd-january-2020-d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Dwelling A large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c3610cf7-bf2b-4991-9363-9b5ece218185/al-hamra-21nd-january-2020-h.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, that has been renovated to accommodate expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/edba8ced-3096-4bda-ab5e-8ceff7371fa9/al-hamra-24th-jamuary-2120-bb.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Mud-Brick Dwelling A large mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f6b60107-ba8d-4986-b8cf-c0c659e0ff0c/al-hamra-24th-january-2021-gg.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/da9090d6-787f-468e-b1dd-5ec1c3052460/al-hamra-24th-january-2021-i.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3fdb4fef-32cc-40a7-914c-8f354403ae7e/al-hamra-24th-january-2120-c.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a3520f9a-3e1b-44e0-a5d1-329692a39763/al-hamra-26-january-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/26847d64-ea7f-4d11-b943-b3444d37b227/al-hamra-street-abandoned-building.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hamra Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, that has been renovated to accommodate expatriate labourers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ea0d012d-4df8-4262-8cfd-4ce7e508eee1/al-hoquain-11-3-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Hoqain Dwelling A 1970s dwelling in Al-Hoqain, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/14aff054-ef14-4263-8acd-0a68f4f261ae/al-ibra-3rd-febuary-2021.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Bait Al-Mujaddara in Ibra A very large stone-built dwelling in Ibra known as Bait Al-Mujaddara, dating from the mid-18th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ccf53e37-5651-49bb-98f6-b945fd3c3286/al-ibra-4th-december-2021-0e.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Ibra Al-Hajar Dwelling A stone dwelling in Ibra Al-Hajir dating from the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e60154b7-1d2e-4db5-a7c2-8dec49bfa931/al-ibra-house.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Ibra Al-Hajir Dwelling A stone dwelling in Ibra Al-Hajir dating from the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/843b3eb4-a7a5-44fd-9e8a-0b1d941acb97/al-jalaan-abandoned-small-house-13th-june-2020-h.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Fisherman's Cottage in Jalaan A traditional, stone-built fisherman’s cottage in Jalaan, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3bfd1bc4-13ce-44b8-b04e-796363b7ab65/al-jalan-abandoned-small-house-13th-june-2020-d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Jalaan Dwelling A traditional stone cottage in Jalaan, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a98a00eb-4aeb-4107-9fe8-31bae5bc9655/al-jalan-abandoned-small-house-13th-june-2020-e-1.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Jalaan Dwelling A traditional stone-built dwelling in Jalaan, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8157510f-6d77-4d8a-ab52-6d666206a3e3/al-lajal-30th-january-2021.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman 1970s Al-Lajal Dwelling An unique 1970s concrete block dwelling in the village of Al-Lajal, Wiliyat of Wadi Al-Ma’wil, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5aafcd9a-2028-4d3a-b6c5-6f025fab8710/al-madhar-28th-july-2020-b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Madhar Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Madhar, Wadi Mahram. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c1a76199-a244-4623-892e-f1406e70b4f5/al-minzfah-abandoned-walls.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Bayt Salim bin Abdullah Al-Barwani, Ibra Al-Minzfah The remnants of Bayt Salim bin Abdullah Al-Barwani, a 19th century stone-built mansion in the settlement of Al-Minzfah in Ibra, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/859e141b-9534-4cc5-8bc0-b78e56a64b7f/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Nizwa Dwellings Traditional mud-brick dwellings in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/71061216-5fb6-4d03-9aeb-82bece32621d/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Nizwa Dwelling Traditional mud-brick dwellings in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a3bc0b44-e700-4514-be72-87f3e950bd0d/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-e.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional and Transitional Nizwa Dwellings Traditional mud-brick and transitional concrete block dwellings in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b82f6edc-3443-4b81-acc1-637fc40773af/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-f.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Nizwa Dwelling Traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8571e741-1ffb-49c7-a1a9-1b24935bab2a/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-g.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Nizwa Dwelling Traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bd4fd46f-9333-4f86-a9da-dfa28a0f1962/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-27th-july-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman 1970s Nizwa Dwelling A 1970s dwelling in Nizwa, constructed of the "new" materials of cinder blocks, cement and milled wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3111851b-c4e9-4f61-af15-c9ee90a86c3d/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-19th-march-2021-k.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional and Transitional Nizwa Dwellings Traditional mud-brick and transitional concrete block dwellings in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7465f693-04b5-4c39-b6b0-b723b6d4963f/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-27th-july-2021-c.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b2f3169c-105c-41c4-b91e-1a6ddc69720b/al-nizwa-grey-house-abandoned-infared-27th-july-2021-d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman 1970s Nizwa Dwelling A 1970s conctete block dwelling in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7b274022-7323-4826-989d-53a890a6f6de/al-nizwa-infared-building-12th-march-2021-b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman A Traditional Nizwa Dwelling Traditional mud-brick dwelling in Nizwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/60372d80-3a27-4aaf-986c-b3f9deb0f0b4/al-qalhat-grey-house-abandoned-5th-febuary-2021-f.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Qalhat Dwelling A traditonal stone-built dwelling in Qalhat village, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/87fa800f-525f-43d8-89d6-bbd6482c917f/al-qalhat-grey-house-abandoned-5th-febuary-2021-g.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Qalhat Dwelling A traditional stone-built dwelling in Qalhat village, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2fd5c02e-305c-4766-af8c-337b15906832/al-qalhat-grey-house-abandoned-5th-febuary-2021-h.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Qalhat Dwelling A 1980s dwelling in Qalhat village, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/856b69e5-dadb-472f-9283-b68c4fb09771/al-qaryatain-grey-house-abandoned-1-4-15a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Qaryatain Mud-Brick Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c4662bff-7660-4efc-8a48-eaf839d3847a/al-ras-al-hadd-infared-2nd-febuary+2021-c.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Ras Al-Hadd Dwelling A traditional stone-built dwelling in Ras Al-Hadd, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/380d192d-febe-4a61-9c99-ffc5b3bfd2ff/al-ras-al-hadd-infared-febuary-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Ras Al-Hadd Dwelling A traditonal stone-built dwelling in Ras Al-Hadd, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/86be2455-b985-47a8-ab71-de190dd463b4/al-rustaq-infared-outdcoor-stair-rauguast-2021-b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bf5bdc4a-e533-4066-bcf7-c532bcfe8d0d/al-rostaq-two-stories+-november-2020-d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Traditional Rustaq Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bb73471d-aa96-4bd6-824f-03f4562bc11d/al-rostaq-two-story-building-wood-door-november-2020-e.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Rustaq Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5ffca930-7900-4c64-9685-31423ee2f99e/al-saal-nizwa-abandoned-building-febuary-2021-b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Sa'al Nizwa Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Sa’al Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e33d60ef-4ddf-48f6-a094-6c2b210cb255/al-saal-nizwa-infared-background-plams-feburay-2021-1a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Sa'al Nizwa Mud-Brick Dwelling A traditional mud-brick dwelling in Sa’al Nizwa , Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fd14aba8-119a-4e09-ab2c-9e4ff0c2ae40/al-samad-dwelling.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Samad ash-Shan 1970s Dwelling A cinder block dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, dating from the early 1970s. The form is archaic, though the materials are “modern” making it an example of Oman’s transitional architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1c3e1833-7016-400e-8dfd-5eb9ebb64e18/al-samad-grey-house-abandoned-infared-26th-march-21d.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Samad ash-Shan 1970s Dwelling A cinder block dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, dating from the early 1970s. The form is archaic, though the materials are “modern” making it an example of Oman’s transitional architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/725e3adb-d282-4809-9430-2b3ae75ddaf1/al-samad-grey-house-abandoned-infared-26th-march-21b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Transitional 1970s Dwelling in Samad ash-Shan A 1970s concrete block dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The form is traditional but the materials are “modern”, making this a fine example of Omani Transitional Architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2bd4aa5f-6416-488c-bc4c-3f4c130474f7/al-samad-grey-house-abandoned-infared-26th-march-21f.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Samad ash-Shan Dwelling The shell of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/027826c3-c6d5-497a-a993-5b453b74aedf/al-samad-grey-house-abandoned-infared-26th-march-21i.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Samad ash-Shan Dwelling The shell of a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/322247f9-cf19-4921-8fea-aa99b688f3c1/al-samad-grey-house-abandoned-infared-26th-march-2021-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman A 1970s Dwelling in Samad ash-Shan A 1970s concrete block dwelling in Samad ash-Shan, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The form is traditional but the materials are “modern”, making this a fine example of Omani Transitional Architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d115d5cc-c8ac-43f9-8ae5-d7e00a797cf9/al-wadi-bani-kharus-infared-palms-blue-house.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Wadi Bani Kharus Dwelling Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Wadi Bani Kharus, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/adc570a0-67de-45b7-afa5-3bb4587cf8ba/al-sheikh-ali%27s-house-al-ghafat-11th-december-2018-a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Al-Ghafat Dwelling The house of Sheikh Ali bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eb0fed67-87a6-4e8d-ab67-52d7fa087093/Saima-Omani-adobe-dwelling.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Saima Mud-Brick Dwelling A mud-brick dwelling in Saima, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c4170d3a-2553-4458-af76-0db7a1cab1a9/Sur+12-8-23y.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman Sur Dwelling A large 1970s dwelling in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0e39a50b-e9c1-4249-bdbb-e63d8f1b0712/Mirbat+4-10-23a.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2aab2398-ac71-4f7a-bcbb-18bdb7f7bae2/Mirbat+4-10-23b.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/318a9e57-0f6a-41a8-9cfe-21e1d09541b8/Mirbat+4-10-23c.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bedd2fd9-7b7c-4658-b954-5715ef8dd873/Mirbat+4-10-23e.jpg Yesterday's Homes - dwellings of yesteryear Oman 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8fd8cf57-1a0d-4721-947f-7d3a28598fd1/Mirbat+4-10-23a.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a9723954-10ad-4ae0-bfbf-7756b8554a13/Mirbat+4-10-23b.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/76282277-2c9b-450d-bcc3-dc92eb0a9d15/Mirbat+4-10-23c.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/566ba971-f3aa-49cd-a225-e9dd76282d3b/Mirbat+4-10-23e.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/322e8f07-2b18-4b80-9f5b-4f1bbd1fb1b4/Mirbat+4-10-23h.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/63c73a29-4245-4eb7-9435-94f949f3442a/Mirbat+4-10-23i.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/939446cb-2153-45ce-b837-2c53d79e1d49/Mirbat+4-10-230.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f1eb6f74-54d9-4973-b1c1-38bc80c1cd32/Mirbat+4-1 Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0041121d-c07e-4927-91b2-e5e96f5930b3/Mirbat+5-10-23a.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/67b1d977-cfc6-4da9-9928-e35b489939f8/Mirbat+5-10-23b.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1c63591b-b2c6-4cb1-a3a8-5b996fbc399b/Mirbat+5-10-23c.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c10ebc50-7b29-43f0-adfb-a40577acda58/Mirbat+5-10-23d.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/327b87c5-7594-4c07-bbe5-0197622e6cda/Mirbat+5-10-23e.jpg Mirbat Facades – mariner's mansions of of a town in southern Oman Mirbat Facade The facade of a large dwelling in the town of Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://www.clivegracey.net/traditional-omani-wooden-doors daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0439c707-47dd-4064-903c-e549db9edd28/Awabi+26-8-23+restored.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An impressive entrance portal in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. The portal is the work of Ahmed bin Malik Al-Ma'awali (1916-1993), while the actual door came from the workshop of Hamad Al-Farsi in Nakhal. The inscription in the tympanum reads: The inscription reads: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Live in prosperity, glory and honour, Shaykhān, O son of ʿAbd Allāh the generous one! You have raised the structure of this house in conformity with your wish. May you be ever surrounded by copious blessings! I likened it [i.e. the house], when it was finished and Ṭawī al-Sayḥ boasted of it, to a blazing beacon on a high mountain. In the First Jumada, the last ten days of it, in the year dfshgh*, it was dated and brought to a conclusion. * The year is written using the ancient Abjad Alfanumeric System, in which years are written in letters: d = 1000, f = 300, sh = 80 gh = 4. The date of completion of the house was therefore in the last 10 days of Jumada Awwal 1384 AH, corresponding to 27th September-6th October 1964 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d3f2d8a1-2951-455c-b4e9-05009ac6b782/Afy+Portal+web.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Afy Door A traditional Omani door with decorative portal in the village of Afy in Al-Batinah South Governate. The door was manufactured in the workshop of Hamad Al-Farsi in the nearby town of Nakhal, while the portal is the work of Mohammed bin Masood Al-Hilali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/091e0ef0-3da2-47cb-aaa7-8836c024d650/Rustaq+26-8-23c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Rustaq Door An door in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate, with a wicket gate in each leaf and a meurtrière above for pouring hot liquid over attackers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/833302ce-cb19-4762-a749-b681407b5e77/Wadi+Bani+Habib+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Wadi Bani Habib Door A carved and painted door in Wadi Bani Habib, Al-Jebel-Al-Akhdar, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/22d53a52-edf3-412b-9d8c-4d081656140f/Awabi+12-9-20b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door A traditional Omani door in an adobe dwelling in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0617096b-458c-4046-bc72-608660938001/Mudhaibi+Door+Floral+Larger.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5da82cb8-8a83-4481-bd95-6cce63e8c708/Nizwa+17-3-23a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Saal Nizwa Door A carved and painted door in Saal Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ed50ab90-9c52-4b00-97fd-673d62174a77/Nizwa+17-3-23b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved and painted door in Saal Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/05958df9-4258-4798-82dd-530fabd06dcd/Nizwa+17-3-23c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved, painted and inscribed door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. See following images for the inscriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d1c30303-25af-4af8-bd78-f8a8c391f436/Nizwa+17-3-23g.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/09780474-51de-4c22-9987-732869237153/Nizwa+17-3-23h.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/87cdafdd-b7b1-4198-9b6c-92d2b250c6d8/Rustaq+20-1-23g.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Rustaq Door A carved and painted door in Saal Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6d730552-a230-4aa8-9871-72f538596f8e/omani-door-al-hamra.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door A traditional Omani door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6643779a-3a1a-4f9d-a859-0d647fe7cafc/omani-door-al-mudhaibi.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0ed22053-cbe2-4143-a632-3c22559fbeec/Al-Mudhayrib+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhayrib Door An Omani Style Zanzibari door in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The rounded jambs indicate that it was manufactures in the 1880s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/21bbe21f-8b71-4ff5-8431-595896208da7/Another+Nizwa+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f61d64e1-e1b0-450a-9321-979e98a56e2b/Hamra+5-2-19i.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door An inscribed wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3f6744ef-aef9-4639-96ab-49a66817cfd1/Hamra+2-8-19f.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door Inscription The impenetrable inscription on the wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, in the previous image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7554ecec-ab3c-4bde-9d1d-44c0eb07369d/Mudhaibi+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/44a27e1f-2281-4c4a-bd8b-d31f8b7a79d0/Nizwa+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/17b7d454-7bbe-4abf-9fa1-f84931137112/Nizwa+17-3-23d.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Saal Nizwa Door A painted door in Saal Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0c38a401-26f0-44eb-8fc1-b6fb62d705dd/hazm-fort-door-oman.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors The Door of Al-Hazm Fort The great door of Al-Hazm Fort in Al-Batinah South Governorate. The fort was the stronghold of Imam Sultan bin Saif bin Sultan Al-Ya'arubi, who ruled Oman from 1711 to 1718. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/378fe519-caa4-486c-b15e-2ef409227807/Hazm+Door+Right.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hazm Fort Door Inscription The inscription on the left leaf of the great door to Al-Hazm Fort in Al-Batinah South Governorate. It reads, "For the esteemed leader of the Muslims, Sultan bin Saif bin Sultan [Al-Ya'arubi], may Allah grant him victory." Imam Sultan bin Saif bin Sultan Al-Ya-arubi ruled Oman from 1711 to 1718. His grave is inside Al-Hazm Fort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/453aa5ec-ba61-465b-8998-a41ef1515b6b/Hazm+Door+Left.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hazm Fort Door Inscription The inscription on the right leaf of the great door to Al-Hazm Fort in Al-Batinah South Governorate. It reads, "The door was made in Sarab [s-r-b] in the second half of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 1126 [A.H.]" The place of manufacture, s-r-b, is unclear, though the style of carving is clearly Indian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/27f3a2af-e473-4917-bf02-b3fcda8b86f9/Awabi-Omano-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door A wooden door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9340eeb8-ae9e-4109-8450-3afc9780fbf6/awabi-traditional-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door A wooden door with a decorative portal in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/515f2571-694b-42c0-bc29-c7f16b07a20a/hamra-carved-omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door A wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7a225da3-c53b-4e52-bdc0-39e27720d6f8/al-hamra-oman-door-inscription.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door The inscription on the left leaf of wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, in the previous image. It reads, "This door was fabricated on the 14th in the month of Rajab, year 1314 [18th December 1896]." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad5dbb9d-8ee9-4b5e-9ad7-76d147b39f93/Hamra+21-9-16i.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door An inscribed wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0f90074d-632f-4869-8df9-18761888c89c/al-hamra-oman-qyran-door-inscription.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door The inscription on the right leaf of wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, which is the Sura Al-Ikhlaas (112) from the Holy Quran. It reads, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets not is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9ad51f0a-13be-4f8e-8a06-5ccbbb5dce49/hamra-traditional-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door A wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad27bf64-01fc-4314-9b3f-e32bbd2806aa/ibra-qanatir-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door A painted wooden door in Ibra, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3f3c44a4-d13e-4c8f-ad46-5f368b320da7/lajal-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Lajal Door An painted wooden door in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/95b4201e-71a4-458d-9805-36d42a554d82/lajal-painted-omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Lajal Door An painted wooden door in Al-Lajal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c2d522ee-4d88-469f-a0e5-2d6f2cb8d275/Izz-zanzibari-omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Izz Door An Omani Style Zanzibari door in Izz, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f58389a0-5691-481f-a1b2-3b1d3345e5e0/jalaan-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ras-Al-Hadd Door A painted door in Ras Al-Hadd, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7625ef22-9d60-4c8e-a334-3d1ee5bf02dd/minzfah-zanzibari-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Minzfah Door An Omani Style Zanzibari door in Ibra Al-Minzfah, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4fc3795c-4e81-44d4-8a12-bc1003a9b4b5/Mudhaibi-carved-Omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12eb5746-9c7f-4d6b-937a-4f19c480b2ca/Mudhaibi-wooden-painted-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4199a597-f801-4891-84e6-c9d4d899e6d8/mudhaibi-carves-painted-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8aa96f02-ae15-49c7-a9b3-786b385d681c/mudhaibi-omani-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c99b0a75-072e-40f3-adee-27345bd3920c/mudhaibi-carved-wooden-omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6bffb293-ca1d-4fd7-932e-105d991e11fd/muqazzah-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Muqazzah Door A carved and painted door in Al-Muqazzah, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d06988e5-4fd3-4bd1-ae7d-3e62904c189b/nakhal-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nakhal Door A carved door in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate. The inscription on the lintel givs the date 1331 AH, corresponding to 1912-1913 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/65d790a3-a551-4d57-a59c-6750a5ebf1d3/omani-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamam Door A carved and painted door in Al-Hamam, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5c474157-19b0-4760-b79b-c409750808f4/rustaq-caeved-omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Rustaq Door A carved and painted door in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a0ffd103-63fa-4b46-b394-b3f07901ad09/Qalhat-carved-painted-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4b326881-ec98-4b83-afb8-52ba819918d7/qalhat-omani-painted-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/153a8cfe-bf6b-4242-9722-100fe76943a6/qalhat-omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/69035dd1-c518-43be-b74c-b689613cc066/Qalhat+12-8-23a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f4f27e75-63b1-43fa-9b1b-632588cd18a0/Qalhat+12-8-23b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2c116d04-c43d-41e0-979c-3562fe055ce5/Qalhat+12-8-23l.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b6d0b97e-531d-4c47-8ebc-087c7e2cf4b5/Qalhat+12-8-23e.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/05e9a4e5-7c05-4e91-8af2-7450e51c0c3f/Qalhat+12-8-23f.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8def2f92-b573-45f5-a311-e9aaa7a4bdcb/Qalhat+12-8-23j.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d7940f85-6129-4a69-a68e-69eb8d165c24/Qalhat+12-8-23k.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Qalhat Door A carved and painted door in Qalhat, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12cec9af-5bbe-4ad1-86e1-0d23aebcafa9/Rustaq-Omani-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Rustaq Door A carved and painted door in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2261451b-0e46-4198-bbf9-fa301c071fc9/Ghafat-Omani-traditional-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghafat Door A carved and painted door in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/79926498-9af7-46b5-b7b4-836737f1d5d8/Al-Ghafat+Door+b+New.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghafat Door A carved and painted door in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0dfe3924-73af-45a9-8fa6-7bdfcadf645a/Ghafat-Omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghafat Door A carved and painted door in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6570753f-7672-43c4-8217-44fa65360f35/Great-Mosque-Bahla-Oman-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Great Mosque of Bahla Door Detail Detail of a carved door in the Great Mosque of Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, showing an "endless-knot" motif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/38a265ba-0ed3-41d6-bf86-8b631d9ec9df/Great-Mosque-Bahla-Oman-door-carving.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Great Mosque of Bahla Door Detail Detail of a carved door in the Great Mosque of Bahla, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, showing an "endless-knot" motif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2f338308-e9d6-4759-83b3-104a2af6c175/Nizwa-Omani-traditional-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A traditional Omani door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4d3f5d12-fe3f-486b-9484-c609a008bcd3/Hamra-Omani-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door A traditional Omani door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c694ae21-6ee8-4f3e-87dd-4e2706665066/Ibra-Minzfah-Omani-Zanzibari-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Al-Minzfah Door A Omani Style Zanzibari door in Ibra Al-Minzfah, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/be0503d9-ad23-41a4-985f-793625ecd4b9/Ibra-Minzfah-Zanzibari-carved-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Al-Minzfah Door A Omani Style Zanzibari door in Ibra Al-Minzfah, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bacaa087-3c60-4562-ade1-060b877756d5/Ibra-Omani-inscribed-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door The inscribed main door of Bayt Al-Mujaddara in Ibra, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a0e88cad-d42f-4b2d-b581-15fad7eaf7ba/ibra-inscribed-door-oman.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door The inscription on the left leaf of the main door of Bayt Al-Mujaddara in Ibra, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The inscription mentions the name of the house’s patron, Sulayman bin Nassir bin Hamad Al-Maskari, and the wood carver, Farhan bin Salim bin Farnah Al-Shirazi. The date of completion, 1182 AH, corresponding to 1768 CE, is also visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e7ccb49f-07bc-46aa-87d1-3e986e8e58dc/inscribed-door-ibra-oman.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door The inscription on the right leaf of the main door of Bayt Al-Mujaddara in Ibra, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. is Verse 162 from Surat Al-An’am of the Holy Quran, which reads, “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/30d1a32f-872a-4adb-9e82-be908bd1d623/Ibra-Omani-painted-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door A painted door in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f13c0d56-072a-40c6-9fee-4a74e49ef5f5/Ibra-Omani-wooden-painted-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door A painted door in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3eed7476-2516-4ee4-a1fe-fa5281736eaf/Mudhaibi-carved-painted-wooden-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b8c156ed-7c21-41f6-a058-c9cd66c53edc/Mudhaibi+28-3-18c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1f2c9f01-75a5-4da4-b4f4-07fe79bc0f4e/Mudhaibi-Omani-Bayt-Oud-Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/35f64cdb-216a-47a3-99c8-52c368c24fcc/Mudhaibi+28-3-18d.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3ea09715-93de-44dd-8c3c-add1dc315d49/Mudhaibi-red-carved-painted-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7c6a8108-596b-4705-aa40-5d80ee24b775/Mudhaibi-Omani-painted-carved-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2ba7c5db-8c54-42ca-b6be-1b6bda65f2ae/Mudhayrib-Omani-Zanzibari-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhayrib Door An Omani Style East African door in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/894521ab-fe91-4ba2-a8e6-ac8894226a33/Rustaq-Omani-inscribed-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Rustaq Door An inscribed door in Rustaq, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/19117794-beb9-47e2-979e-4f8999ac2eff/Awabi-Omani-carved-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8320caa9-4417-477e-9218-d03ace3dc3ee/Awabi-inscribed-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/17e74ec7-ece3-4f4f-9638-95db5b957515/Awabi-carved-wooden-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/045f3ba7-5def-4d87-9920-e2dfb5a565c6/Awabi-Oman-wooden-carved-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/45dcd898-7189-4189-8c2e-83249dc02384/Awabi-wooden-carved-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ec58b74d-7e2e-451f-8bd3-67a760fbc024/Awabi-wooden-inscribed-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7d0227af-e8df-40f4-be41-bf98d3e85ce4/Awabi-wooden-Omani-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/800d398d-1293-47f5-9661-06cd2c89e21e/Ibra-Omani-painted-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door An painted wooden door in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e516e53-aa89-4e23-b512-ba191704df4a/Adam-Omani-painted-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Adam Door A carved and painted door in Adam, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a081f2ee-6697-4216-9cb9-ff63c0dc3613/Adam-Omani-wooden-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Adam Door A carved and painted door in Adam, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/893d6ab3-0da5-46e0-bb07-0c58644ec369/hara-inscribed-door-oman.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Inscribed Door An inscribed wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/1f6530ef-8e34-4e10-a522-975c100a6d54/omani-door-inscription-al-hamra.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door Inscription The inscription on the wooden door in Al-Hamra shown in the previous image.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0d62ea38-26a1-4aea-a992-3daa8d267347/New+Ali+Zahir+Door+1.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghafat Door The inscribed main door to the house of Sheikh Ali bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The inscription gives the date of manufacture f the door as 1378 AH, corresponding to 1958 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2ed37121-3e91-4872-99e4-2fc3ae2fa502/omani-door-inscription-ghafat.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghafat Door Inscription The inscription on the main door to the house of Sheikh Ali bin Zahir Al-Hinai in Al-Ghafat, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The inscription reads, "The door was made by Khamis bin Saloom on the day of 24 Moharram in the year 1378 [31st July 1958] for Al-Sayid Al Sheikh Ali bin Zahir bin Qhasin Al-Hinai." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6349b82d-b938-4e31-b1c9-cd84b8820c2a/omani-zanzibari-carved-door-mudhayrib.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhayrib Door An Omani Style Zanzibari door in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The rounded jambs indicate that it was manufactures in the 1880s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6c838a99-90cf-47ef-a84e-a1f34f673267/omani-zanzibari-door-al-mudhayrib.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors The Great Door of the Sablat of the Maharma The great door of the Sablat Al-Maharma in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The door was made in Zanzibar from pod mahogany, which is pinkish in hue. An inscription on the lintel gives the date of manufacture as 1308 AH, corresponding to 1890-1 CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/736863fb-681a-418b-9c9b-cc6616c9a3f2/omani-wooden-door-nizwa.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d82c8ba6-94c9-4997-b0e7-cb9f2b761fa4/omani-wooden-door-al-mudhaibi.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved and painted door in Bayt Al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5d948f39-d666-4109-84bd-c03dd5a3e75b/ghallaja-oman-pemba-door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Ghallaja Door An East African door in Al-Ghallaja in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The inscription states that it was manufactured on the island of Pemba. It is not dated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7c285cbb-476f-4089-be5c-658339db67bc/Al-Hamra+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door A wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, replete with spikes and carved magical symbols to ward off evil spirits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7f5a3ad7-a519-4e48-be4e-f9a8c14b064e/Al-Mudhaibi+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door The private entrance to Bait Al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. This type of door, with a wicket gate, is known in Arabia as Bab Abu Farkah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/da8ec715-ed49-4b65-b602-a9a085caf67b/Al-Mudhaibi+Door+2b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door The main entrance to Bait Al-Ud in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. This type of door, with a wicket gate, is known in Arabia as Bab Abu Farkah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/296af289-5c40-4cd9-8ff4-968124c3737d/Al-Qaryatain+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4e68dd2c-2e1e-44e7-aeff-9637e75a969e/Another+Hamra+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door An carved wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8ee26171-98f9-47a0-a536-a650cf9c8553/Another+Hamra+Door+II.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Inscribed Door A wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2284b5eb-4cdf-4fb3-a53f-b0ea4af1b163/Bait+Said+bin+Muhammad+Al+Tashash+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/58a92ccb-d78b-4783-95a7-8a1162c586df/Hamra+2-11-16i.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door An wooden door in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/49f9a3e7-9626-4231-b91d-7f4807d6ef61/Ibra+Door+b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door A painted door in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/87b94b9a-8a34-41df-b3dc-3803801efce8/Kadra+Mosque+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Khadra Door A carved door of a mosque in Al-Khadra, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0a060eb0-8964-4ff9-8386-c220724c4f1c/Khalili+Door.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Bousher Door A large entrance portal to a grand dwelling in Bousher, Muscat Governorate. The inscription on the lintel stated that the door was manufactured in Gujarat in India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b3e9e9cd-3d35-4496-8073-e7a151a32b79/Mudhaybi+Door+b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhaibi Door A carved wooden door in Al-Mudhaibi, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/fdb6b029-9316-4b41-b7a8-f739b1e3ffb9/Mudhayrib+6-3-15a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhayrib Door The door to the jail in Bait Said bin Muhammad Al-Tashash in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. The carved lintel, depicting a chain, was likely manufactured in East Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/663b9797-5305-4de5-8ad1-200b0298415a/New+Mudhayrib+Door+a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Mudhayrib Door An ornately carved door in Al-Mudhayrib, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ee97646c-5bd0-46b3-9125-31c3d9c882d9/Nizwa+19-3-21e.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2e8e551f-b714-4b87-9000-e099db65834f/Nizwa+19-3-21g.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nizwa Door A carved door in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b31c6288-ed83-4b2c-9970-145b6f5be7ef/Ibra+Door+b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Ibra Door A painted door in Ibra Al-Qanatir, Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8bffcb31-f86b-4a7e-89eb-84fac8dc9dfc/Hamra+7-9-16c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door An brightly painted wooden door to a majlis in a large dwelling in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3a52d548-21db-4584-981c-01456a731f8d/Hamra+Door+8.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Hamra Door Although situated in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate., this carved door was almost certainly manufactured in Nizwa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bae14bf3-70ca-40ef-ad23-abf7b82cb1d5/Awabi+10-6-23b.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate, with a meurtrière for pouring hot liquid over attackers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/41e06dce-3835-4e36-898a-165476e469ec/Awabi+10-6-23c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c236f3f1-e190-454d-997a-1c94c8d48c81/Hadish+10-6-23a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Hadish Door An door in the village of Hadish, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/389c1e44-e55d-40d2-9d2d-186dfc55cc1f/Nakhal+10-6-23a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Nakhal Door An door in Nakhal, Al-Batinah South Governorate, with a meurtrière for pouring hot liquid over attackers. The inscription on the lintel bears the date 22 Rajab 1322 A.H., which corresponds to 12th February 1958 C.E.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6cb67a02-eb99-4a50-bf40-7fd4134139dc/Sur+12-8-23g.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A carved wicket door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/46c95009-4ce2-42f7-b1f5-62c39821832b/Sur+12-8-23c.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A carved wicket door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/503960d0-765a-4262-860c-91a5fff80123/Sur+12-8-23d.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A wicket door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cf9de6f8-0973-44f7-bbfe-e029d57c8f4b/Sur+12-8-23f.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A carved door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/19590bb8-b166-466c-b212-5ba821446129/Sur+12-8-23h.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A carved wicket door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ffa28a6b-644b-4a52-9324-2eddbfdfecf5/Sur+12-8-23i.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Sur Door A carved wicket door in Sur, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0c0baeb8-df2a-4f77-acda-f1575921322d/Awabi+31-5-25a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Al-Awabi Door An door in Al-Awabi, Al-Batinah South Governorate manufactured in the workshop of Hamed Al-Farsi, which was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. Although it appears to have a wicket in each leaf, the frames are purely decorative. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ed0bb3e7-071d-4190-8f2c-740df6b3b46e/Wakan+31-5-25a.jpg Traditional Omani Wooden Doors Wakan Door An door in the village of Wakan in Al-Batinah South Governorate. The intricately carved designs indicate it was manufactured in the workshop of Hamed Al-Farsi in Nakhal, which was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.. https://www.clivegracey.net/muscat-oman-1990s daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3d911c6a-10d3-460d-8d93-387750524046/Alam-Palace-Muscat-Oman.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Al-Alam Palace, Old Muscat Al-Alam Palace in Old Muscat, built in the 1970s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/c3071a1b-b0d9-41a6-ac29-e62cda273ca2/Old-Muscat-1993.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Old Muscat in 1993 A view from the mountains over Old Muscat, with Al-Alam Palace in the centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e66dd199-1da3-4831-a84f-573bfb48e399/Old-Muscat-Oman.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Old Muscat in 1993 A view from the mountains over Old Muscat, with Al-Alam Palace in the centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0f1ca3b5-a6a2-418f-8b6d-a176c3a8619d/Old-Muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Old Muscat in 1993 A view from the mountains over Old Muscat, with Al-Alam Palace in the centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ad401524-bcdb-4a44-8894-140b29e67015/Jalali-Fort-Muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Jalali Fort at Dawn A view across Muscat Cove towards Jalali Fort, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5770fc70-cea2-468e-b697-acbcf1efc3bf/Zawawi-Mosque-Old-Muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Al-Zawawi Mosque in Old Muscat A view of the minaret of Masjid Al-Zawawi in Old Muscat, demolished in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5ca0604e-35f7-4e4e-ba6b-2562c2ccd316/Muscat-Riyam-towers.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Riyam Towers The "Incense Burner" monument and an old watchtower in Riyam, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b4a2e930-e7bd-45e1-ad70-e367aa41d21f/muttrah-fort-muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Muttrah Fort A view of Muttrah Fort at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/57b3a370-13bf-4f3d-8034-73ce358b1ada/Muttrah-1993.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Muttrah in 1993 A view from the mountains over Muttrah, with Muttrah Fort just left of centre in the centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5cd2b277-e014-4c69-921d-135618a42b6b/Muscat-Wadi-Kabir-roundabout.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Wadi Kabir, Muscat, in 1993 A view of the so-called "Incense Burner" Roundabout in Wadi Kabir, Muscat, in 1993. The roundabout has since been replaced by a multi-lane flyover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cdecbc4f-c36a-42db-a0ae-02401dfa4418/Sultan-Qaboos-Mosque-Ruwi.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Ruwi A view of Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Ruwi, Muscat, in 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/eb173e3c-cac6-4e16-a4ed-5340bfff6bda/qurum-muscat-evening-skyline.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Sunset over Qurum, Muscat A sunset over Qurum, Muscat, with a crepuscular ray caused by the Hajar Mountains to the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0fe401da-30b4-4fd6-8534-b40e3326c863/Muscat-Zawawi-Mosque-Khuwair.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Al-Zawawi Mosque in Al-Khuwair A view of Al-Zawawi Mosque in Al-Khuwair, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/69ed329e-4455-48bc-a38d-e4e1417c9356/khuwair-horse-sculptures-muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Horse Sculpture, Al-Khuqair, Muscat A horse sculpture that used to stand near Al-Khuwair flyover in Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/6319f304-9d04-4339-91ce-ba08786cf934/muscat-1990s-sculptures.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Sculptures near the Old Airport, Muscat Sculptures that once stood near the roundabout at the old airport, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/f9cabdd4-dbc3-4562-8f4f-d4cac1d05405/Burg-Sawah-Muscat.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Burj As-Sahwa, Muscat The Burj As-Sahwa (lit. Renaissance Tower) in Muscat. The tower was built as a gift from the nation to the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to mark the 15th National Day in 1985. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d4c6b1f6-80ba-4c31-87ed-3364de7ec145/Muscat-airport-mural.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Old Airport Mural, Muscat A ceramic mural that once stood at the entrance to the old airport in Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/84c9f368-9b0a-40dd-9b57-8181d4db05d6/Muscat-Airport-Clock-Tower+copy.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Old Airport Clock Tower, Muscat A view of the clock tower that once graced the roundabout at the old airport, Muscat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/878123da-cc3b-4c18-8b1f-8844de0ddcc2/Muscat-Mawala-roundabout.jpg Photographs of Muscat in the early 1990s Al-Mawala Roundabout, Muscat A large construction that once stood on the roundabout at Al-Mawala, Muscat. The roundabout has been replaced by a multi-lane flyover. https://www.clivegracey.net/hasat-bani-salt-rock-art daily 0.75 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/bdbe7770-100d-45a4-b2e9-0510c12077bb/hassat-bani-salt-omani-rock-art.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art A four-figure bas-relief tableau on a large boulder in Al-Hamra, formerly known as Coleman's Rock after the American geologist Robert Coleman who brought it to international attention in the 1970s. Today it is known as Hasat Bani Salt (lit. The Rock of the Bani Salt) or Hasat bin Salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/0f9b08eb-3b85-4f25-96c2-a7c788a47a8a/hassat-bani-salt-hamra-oman.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art Hasat Bani Salt (lit. The Rock of the Bani Salt) is situated close to the bottom of Jebel Al-Qalah in Al-Hamra, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. It can be seen in this image just lower left of centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12ecfd0e-f9cb-4f8a-98b5-e2d176f88a88/hassat-bani-salt-relief-carving.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art The SSW face of Hasat Bani Salt, showing a life-size four-figure bas-relief tableau. The date of the carving is unknown, though similarities to Bactrian and Eastern Iranian rock art suggest a possible dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 2000 BCE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/13ba131e-d13e-46a5-b290-e7f0585ffc57/hassat-bani-salt-rock-art-oman.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art The SSW face of Hasat Bani Salt, showing a life-size four-figure bas-relief tableau. The reliefs catch the raking early morning sunlight, with the Child on the right emerging from the gloom first, followed by the Warrior and woman. The Corpse figure on the west is only illuminated later in the morning. By midday, however, all the figures are virtually invisible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/a04ed0d3-983a-4f1e-afc2-428a77b064eb/hassat-bani-salt-child-rock-art.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Child" The "Child" figure of indeterminate sex on Hasat Bani Salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/7f444cb3-f9a1-4d9d-a4e0-c22ef63739af/hassat-bani-salt-child.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Child" The "Child" figure of indeterminate sex on Hasat Bani Salt. This figure is the first to catch the raking sunlight of early morning as the sum peeps over the top of Jebel Al-Qalah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5c355313-4fd5-4072-bf0a-2c2616af0b4a/hassat-bani-salt-worrior.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Worrior" The "Warrior" figure on Hasat Bani Salt, a large muscular male figure clothed in a billowing kilt, perhaps suggesting he is running, apparently poised to throw a spear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/12dd482f-6f8d-4628-8258-9ef2626da7be/hassat-bani-salt-woman-man.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Warrior" and "Female" The "Warrior" figure and a female figure, also clothed in a kilt-like garment, with bare breasts and a distinctive headdress or hairdo, on Hasat Bani Salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/003cda9e-2395-49dd-9fca-a8fdfcc30507/hassat-bani-salt-oman-rock-art.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Warrior" and "Female" The "Warrior" figure and a female figure, also clothed in a kilt-like garment, with bare breasts and a distinctive headdress or hairdo on Hasat Bani Salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/24fb9ca3-0001-42db-a8e8-78db81dca0eb/hassat-bani-salt-corpse.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art "Corpse" The kilted male figure with a corpse-like visage on the west of Hasat Bani Salt. As with the child on the east, this figure has his right arm raised and bent at the elbow, as if pointing westward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3c91bd0d-74bf-4172-8b5d-fb013a9f2f62/hassat-bani-salt-rock-art.jpg Hasat Bani Salt – Oman's most famous bas-relief petroglyphs Hasat Bani Salt Rock Art A digitally stitched image of the SSW face of Hasat Bani Salt, showing all four figures illuminated by the early morning sun. In reality this doesn't happen as the child has vanished into shadow by the time the "Corpse" is illuminated. https://www.clivegracey.net/images-of-oman-culture-landscape daily 0.75 2022-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/8f04a27d-921e-40c7-9c88-a05826e17c48/jebel-misht-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Beehive Tombs and Jebel Misht A row of Third Millennium BC "beehive" tombs, in Wadi Al-Ayn, Ad-Dhahirah Governorate, with Jebel Misht in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/81df7a2d-087a-4691-871b-72518c7cc9b4/wadi-bani-awf-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Wadi Bani Awf Wadi Bani Awf in Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3b948ac4-d37a-41e8-9778-99db7ac520e1/beekeeper-wadi-bani-awf-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Omani Beekeeper An Omani beekeeper in Wadi Bani Awf, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2ba51d15-be8e-44d2-8fc9-7278198debe6/omani-beekeeper.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Omani Beekeeper An Omani beekeeper in Wadi Bani Awf, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/71dc7f72-c0eb-4a3b-a0d8-8d7c7a345a4a/wadi-bani-awf-beekeeper.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Omani Beekeeper An Omani beekeeper in Wadi Bani Awf, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/80f2c9b9-92cd-460c-813e-272d0f1c74a0/omani-beekeeper-wadi-bani-awf.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Omani Beekeeper An Omani beekeeper in Wadi Bani Awf, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/817506d7-33d6-4052-b5cc-670944f3f291/bayt-al-fetah-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Bayt Al-Fetah Bayt Al-Fetah in Bowshir in Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d534923f-c939-4e22-bdfc-dcc7c0e42583/birkat-al-mouz-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Birkat Al-Mouz Birkat Al-Mouz old village in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9861fdc6-462d-4d6e-b2e8-f2657dcfcc44/muslimat-potter-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Omani Potter An Omani potter in Muslimat village, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/ab544484-20ac-4dd6-8c41-548a004af536/bilad-sayt-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Bilad Sayt The picturesque village of Bilad Sayt in Wadi Bani Awf, Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/9df7050f-f8ab-4db4-915b-30b99aca2fb5/sultan-qaboos-grand-mosque-muscat.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat> Omani boys in the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d37426ce-d2b2-4d02-b04a-b0bde612d4a8/wadi-bani-habib-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Old house in Wadi Bani Habib Old house and walnut tree branches in Wadi Bani Habib, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/2606201e-630c-44b2-904e-da90a8c0007c/Habib+1.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Old house in Wadi Bani Habib Old house and walnut tree branches in Wadi Bani Habib, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/24293c0e-a138-40a2-9295-6bc666438275/wadi-daiqah-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Wadi Daiqah Wadi Daiqah in Muscat Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/3ff4d9c2-4696-4fc9-9a41-c69365002bae/wadi-shab-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Wadi Ash-Shab Wadi Ash-Shab in Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/5df122d5-7579-4215-be37-da8b70862484/sur-lagoon-bridge-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Sur The bridge over the entrance to Sur Lagoon, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/cec4dda0-0b4c-4cfa-bbdf-d0dd2d0fb5ab/sur-lagoon-oman.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Sur Lagoon Sunset over Sur Lagoon, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/d66a2bca-3a7c-4011-950a-66146b526d95/Muttrah.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Muttrah Corniche Scene The minaret of the main Friday Mosque on Muttrah Corniche. The wooden balcony of one of the elegant dwellings of the Sur Lawatiyah can also be seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/b9418878-cf45-4344-81bd-0682bb9993c6/Reflections.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Reflections in Wadi Shab Reflections in a deep pool in Wadi Shab, Ash-Sharqiyah South Governorate.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/4534218b-02e9-4f4c-9b52-8f338f4f0b07/Wakan.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Wakan Village The picturesque village of Wakan, in Al-Batinah South Governorate, perched on.the rim of the Gubrah Bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/770d3b55-4c24-4ed4-9d7d-f2ea1d6f9884/Sait.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Bilad Sayt The picturesque village of Bilad Sayt in Al-Batinah South Governorate Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/e0d5b43f-d39c-441e-9832-d4a77b2e19e4/Bilad+Sayt+Boy.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Bilad Sayt Boy A young goatherd from the village of Bilad Sayt in Al-Batinah South Governorate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61774ef8b97f2131e80a7010/395b13b3-29cc-46fc-956d-f05c7a520083/Ghul+Pan.jpg Photographic Impressions of Oman Fields in Wadi Ghul Fields of alfalfa in Wadi Ghul, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate.