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