The Photography of Nicolas Sapieha: Oman's Heritage: Illustrations


Oman's Heritage: Illustrations	"The Photography of Nicolas Sapieha" February 13, 1998

One hundred miles southwest of Muscat, this fort was built between 1670 and 1680 to protect a local oasis and trade routes passing through the regional capital of Nizwa. The fort and a weekly goat auction that attracts local bedouin are reminders of the past in an otherwise modern city.

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