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
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
With drizzle rain and with a temperature of 27 degree, on the second day of Eid al Fitr, ‘ Salalah Tourism festival’ in Dhofar at the Ittin festival area, opened its doors. The whole area with children playground, with exposition halls, with shopping tents, with a traditional village full of handicraft and local gastronomy, with … Continue reading
In Salalah, Dhofar, a copy of the speech of Sultan Qaboos to his people on the day of his accession on 23th of July 1970 hangs in the Museum of the Frankincense Land. On that day the modernization of the country took place. In Oman twenty three July is celebrated as the Renaissance Day. On … Continue reading
Above Salalah, from Mirbat in the east till further on to the west, beyond the border with Yemen, the sky is grey. In the mountains there is rain and fog. But also the coastal plain, with the green palm trees, receives now and then the blessings of rain. The temperature dropped till 27-29 degrees. It … Continue reading
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