Bahla Fort (Arabic: قلعة بهلاء, romanized: Qalʿat Bahlāʿ) is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel Akhdar highlands in Oman...
5 KB (507 words) - 18:39, 18 September 2024
home of one of the oldest fortresses in the country, the 13th century Bahla Fort which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fortress and the town are enclosed...
13 KB (1,165 words) - 17:46, 20 August 2024
go in free (Jan. 10, 2020). Bahla Fort Jabrin Walker, Jenny (editor) (2007) "Al-Dakhiliyah Region: Nizwa: Sights: Nizwa Fort" Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula...
6 KB (851 words) - 15:31, 2 May 2024
Tourism in Oman (section Bahla Fort)
National, May 17, 2008 Archived June 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm...
13 KB (1,453 words) - 07:41, 23 September 2024
Yaruba dynasty took power. One of their most visible legacies is the Bahla Fort, a large complex of mud brick buildings on stone foundations built from...
13 KB (1,533 words) - 00:34, 24 October 2024
Bahla Fort Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Qalhat The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites...
16 KB (581 words) - 08:45, 5 July 2024
by UNESCO in 1988, becoming only the second such Omani site after the Bahla Fort was designated world heritage in 1987. Studies during the last 15 years...
7 KB (652 words) - 23:37, 8 May 2024
UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 July 2017. "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2010. "World Heritage Committee: Twelfth session"...
99 KB (3,762 words) - 17:19, 9 October 2024
Jalali Fort Al-Mirani Fort Bahla Fort Nakhal Fort Nizwa Fort Lahore Fort, Lahore city Rohtas Fort, Jhelum Altit Fort, Hunza Valley Baltit Fort, Karimabad...
71 KB (5,662 words) - 16:26, 5 October 2024
Seven sites in this region are currently listed as endangered; one site (Bahla Fort) had been listed previously, and possible danger listing has been considered...
69 KB (1,802 words) - 19:19, 25 September 2024
Nakhal Fort (Arabic: قَلْعَة نَخَل, romanized: Qalʿat Nakhal) is a large fortification in Al Batinah Region of Oman. It is named after the Wilayah of Nakhal...
7 KB (584 words) - 02:40, 28 October 2024
Fort Al-Mirani (Arabic: قلعة الميراني) is a fort located in the harbor of the city of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort existed prior to the Portuguese invasion...
2 KB (218 words) - 13:56, 28 October 2024
Al Hazm Castle (redirect from Al Hazm fort)
Al Hazm Castle, also known as Al Hazm fort, is a castle in Rustaq, Oman. It was built by Imam Sultan bin Saif II in 1708. It was built as a residence for...
5 KB (210 words) - 15:25, 2 May 2024
by UNESCO on the list of world heritage and culture sites, after the Bahla Fort in the A’Dakhliya district. The protohistoric archaeological complex of...
15 KB (1,310 words) - 13:33, 7 September 2024
reduced to largely symbolic significance. The capital of the dynasty was Bahla. The Banu Nabhan controlled the trade in frankincense on the overland route...
197 KB (19,400 words) - 18:12, 26 October 2024
Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO. Retrieved...
71 KB (1,117 words) - 19:14, 25 September 2024
Al Jalali Fort, or Ash Sharqiya Fort, is a fort in the harbor of Old Muscat, Oman. The fort was built by the Portuguese under Philip I of Portugal in...
26 KB (3,352 words) - 15:56, 23 October 2024
various fronts in the interior of Oman, which culminated in capturing Bahla Fort. Suleiman bin Himyar, the Sheikh of one of the major tribes in the interior...
56 KB (6,790 words) - 11:26, 21 October 2024
Qalhat, Oman Bahla Fort, Oman Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta, Pakistan Rohtas Fort, Pakistan Al-Ahsa...
14 KB (1,418 words) - 21:34, 11 April 2024
Ka'an Natural 410 Morocco Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Cultural 444 Oman Bahla Fort (F) Cultural 433 Peru Manú National Park Natural 402 Spain Cathedral...
175 KB (799 words) - 20:08, 21 October 2024
Traditional Buildings Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Bahla Fort Bam and its Cultural Landscape Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba...
7 KB (812 words) - 07:31, 22 October 2024
social interaction point. Some of these famous forts are the Nakhal fort and the Bahla fort, both of which are designated as World Heritage Sites. Other World...
44 KB (5,881 words) - 04:35, 12 July 2024
in Oman Judaism in Oman Sikhism in Oman World Heritage Sites in Oman Bahla Fort Art in Oman Cinema of Oman Literature of Oman Music of Oman Television...
14 KB (953 words) - 06:10, 19 October 2024
Adam, Oman (section Forts and Castles)
Here you can see ancient forts, citadels and towers, mosques and deserted traditional souqs. Adam is adjacent to Manah and Bahla to the north, Mahout and...
14 KB (1,257 words) - 22:04, 18 October 2024
divisions of Oman Amlah American British Academy Archaeology of Oman Bahla Fort Bahla (football club) Bait Al Zubair Batinah Expressway Battle of Mirbat...
5 KB (632 words) - 16:34, 25 March 2023
of the Sultanate of Oman Advisor and contributor, Management Plan for Bahla Fort and Oasis World Heritage Site (UNESCO inscription 1987 C-iv), UNESCO and...
15 KB (1,460 words) - 06:22, 29 June 2024
the Yaruba dynasty came to power. One of its most visible legacies is Bahla Fort, a large complex of mud-brick buildings on stone foundations that is registered...
429 KB (7,047 words) - 16:50, 22 October 2024
Rustaq (redirect from Rustaq Fort)
second-largest castle in Oman after Bahla Castle. Other notable structures include Al Hawqeen Fort and Al Hazm Fort, a masterpiece of Omani Islamic architecture...
24 KB (2,608 words) - 06:46, 28 October 2024
Samail, Mani' bin Sinan, revolted against Nasir alongside the ruler of Bahla, Saif bin Muhammad. Nasir defeated both of them and fled to Portuguese territory...
5 KB (605 words) - 15:04, 3 August 2024
Manah, Oman (section Al-Fiqain Fort)
the south by the wilayat of Adam, and to the northwest by the wilayats of Bahla and Nizwa. Manah is not far from the wilayats of Nizwa and Salalah, as it...
14 KB (1,707 words) - 19:44, 13 May 2024