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While Oman is perhaps the most mysterious corner of the Arabian peninsula to Westerners, the country retains a strong sense of identity, a pride in its ancient past, and unique surprises in the domain of cultural heritage. In this exclusive...

Tower tombs in northern Oman, estimated to have been constructed 5,000 years ago. (Used with permission)

The ruins of the port of Samharam, Dhofar Oman. 2nd century CE. (Used with permission)

The qanat (called foggara in North Africa and the Levant, falaj in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, kariz in Iran, and puquios in Peru) is an ancient Middle Eastern irrigation technique in which a long tunnel is dug into arid land that...

The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation...

The Parthian "King of Kings " Farhad (Phraates) IV, reigned 38-2 BCE, is shown wearing a royal headband (diadem). Divine symbols of the moon crescent and star, and an eagle holding a royal headband, indicate that the king is the rightful...

A selection of books on Oman authored by Tony Walsh. (Used with permission)

The author Tony Walsh who has written many books on the history of Oman. (Used with permission)

The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Mumbai, India contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, particularly the huge high reliefs...

This lime plaster block with a bilingual funerary inscription was discovered in 2015 CE, reused inside an underground tomb chamber. The monument reads: "Memorial and tomb of Amud, son of Gurr, son of Ali, inspector of the King of Oman...