Bait Fransa:
The museum was originally built around 160 years ago as a residence for Ghaliya Bint –Salim Bin Sultan, a niece of the ruler Sultan Said Bin –Sultan. The house is delightful tall building built around a courtyard and reflecting a mixture of Arabic and Indian styles.
The ceilings, constructed of wooden beams with palm coverings, complement the arched windows with their delicate lattice plasterwork. The wooden window screens open in sections to control ventilation and sunlight
Monday, February 23, 2009
fort in oman
Mirani fort:
The western fort, like its twin Fort Jalali-the eastern fort at the other side of the harbor, was not the first fortification on the site. The rocky hilltops were strategically important long before the Portuguese became active in the area. However, both these present day forts were rebuilt by the Portuguese. Fort Mirani was completed in 1587 and still has the remains of a chapel, complete with a receptacle for holy water built into the wall. If you look over the harbor wall from the entrance to the fort you can see the name of visiting ships painted on the rocks beneath Fort Jalali.
The western fort, like its twin Fort Jalali-the eastern fort at the other side of the harbor, was not the first fortification on the site. The rocky hilltops were strategically important long before the Portuguese became active in the area. However, both these present day forts were rebuilt by the Portuguese. Fort Mirani was completed in 1587 and still has the remains of a chapel, complete with a receptacle for holy water built into the wall. If you look over the harbor wall from the entrance to the fort you can see the name of visiting ships painted on the rocks beneath Fort Jalali.
Forts in oman
Fort Jalali:
Has a formidable wall around it and access is only possible from the harbor side, up a steep flight of steps. No longer used as a prison, it has been completely renovated and is used as a museum of Omani heritage and culture for visiting heads of state and royalty. Neither fort is normally open to the public.
Has a formidable wall around it and access is only possible from the harbor side, up a steep flight of steps. No longer used as a prison, it has been completely renovated and is used as a museum of Omani heritage and culture for visiting heads of state and royalty. Neither fort is normally open to the public.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Information about oman
Sultanate of Oman is an Arab country located in south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia. Have a common border with the north-west of the United Arab Emirates and to the west with Saudi Arabia and from the south-west Yemen. Beach with a length of approximately 1700 meters overlooking the Arabian Sea and Arabian Gulf.
Location:
Sultanate of Oman is located in the extreme south-east of the Arabian peninsula and extends between latitudes 40 '16 and 20' 26 N and between longitude 50 '51 and 40' 59 east, a coastline stretching 3,200 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz in the north to the border of the Republic of Yemen , and thus overlooking three seas: the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is bounded to the west of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Yemen on the south and north the Strait of Hormuz, and on the east Arabian Sea.
Location:
Sultanate of Oman is located in the extreme south-east of the Arabian peninsula and extends between latitudes 40 '16 and 20' 26 N and between longitude 50 '51 and 40' 59 east, a coastline stretching 3,200 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz in the north to the border of the Republic of Yemen , and thus overlooking three seas: the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is bounded to the west of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Yemen on the south and north the Strait of Hormuz, and on the east Arabian Sea.
Weather:
Different climate in the country from one region to another, in the coastal areas are warm humid weather in the summer, while we find a warm dry home, with the exception of some places where the air moderately high throughout the year. In the southern region, we find that a more moderate climate. The rainfall in the Sultanate of Oman are few and irregular, in general, however, sometimes it rains heavily, with the exception of Dhofar province, where rain and it rains regularly in the period between June and October due to monsoon.
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