As a result of the Khareef, the south west monsoon, in the green and flower coloured hills of Dhofar Mountain Range, bees fly in and out their hives. End of November the golden colour of the Khareef honey appears on the tables in the households. Dhofar offers also a cider honey in March and a … Continue reading
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Khareef festivities (part 10)
Slowly the khareef or the south west monsoon in Salalah-Dhofar is heading to the final stage. This phenomenon has an impact on nature and the lifestyle of the people. Continue reading
Khareef festivities: Belgium-Oman connection (part 7)
Not only in the new Entertainment Park in A’Sa’adah in Salalah in the south of Oman, as part of the yearly Salalah Tourism Festival, but also in Antwerp in Belgium, the ‘Expo Dino Adventure’ brings the prehistory alive. In the Expo, families and children face 50 huge lifelike dinosaurs. With a free audio guide, the … Continue reading
Khareef festivities: Tasteful colors (part 6)
In 2010 the late Sheikh Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali, wrote in Times of Oman: “ Three golden words, Salalah Tourism Festival, effectively embody and mirror everything that the Sultanate of Oman stands for. “ In 2014, everyone who visit the Festival, in Ittin, in Hafa Suq better known as the incense suq and in … Continue reading
Khareef festivities: About dinos and robots (part 5)
For three months, Salalah, Dhofar, has his own ‘Jurassic park’ situated in A’ Sa’ adah nearby the Dhofar Governorate and the Royal Oman Police (ROP). By walking through the park, sensors activate the movements and the sounds. And then suddenly, nearby the prehistoric creatures, children are being pulled along in rickshaws by walking robots. It … Continue reading