It will take one year to make the Corniche and a part of Hafa Suq, the incense suq, more beautiful in order to boost tourism and other commerce. The beautification of the area in Salalah is a work in progress. Now bulldozers are pulling down the houses, mostly built after 1975. During the time I … Continue reading
Sitting at the terrace of Mocca café in Mughsayl in the west of Salalah, Dhofar, in the south of Oman, a rock formation in the Arabian sea in front of me suddenly catches my eye. The vulcanic rock sculpted by the wind, the sea and the yearly rain of the south west monsoon reminds me … Continue reading
Every year between June and September, Dhofar in the south of Oman, between Mirbat in the east and beyond the Yemeni border, is exposed to the south west monsoon better known as the ‘Khareef’. Scientifically, this most intense large-scale seasonal coastal upwelling system in the world together with the south west trade winds cools the … Continue reading
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