Country Info
- Muscat
- Capital
- Rial Omani (OMR)
- Currency
- 2,622,198
- Population
- OM
- Country Code
Barka Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Barka, Oman
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The soul of Oman
... tour of the fort. Then, a tour of the neighbourhood; from the fort to the desalinization plant, to the nearby town of Barka and their fort. The neighbouring beach sunset soccer match, then back to the wasteland (that was good for farming before the desal ...
A weekend to Oman
... . After the road from Dubai to Oman, this road was well developed with houses and businesses all around. Still not much traffic as Oman only has a population of 3 million. With a little oil money coming in, Oman has more roads than cars. So unless you are ...
Damaniyat Islands....
... perspective on some of the reserve's management issues and challenges and to participate with biologists from the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) on some of their scheduled coral reef and turtle monitoring/research activities. On our way out to ...
A day in rural Oman
... , though the fish market was bustling with activity. In addition there is construction underway which will create a new tourist district, so Barka will likely be totally different in 5-10 years. We got off of the bus and walked around for about 15 ...
Nakhal & Driving to Muscat Airport
... 6:05 while heading northbound, leaving the tropics behind. Unfortunately I didn’t see any sign marking the Tropic of Cancer along Oman 13 as I neared its termination at Oman 1. Bummer. This is the first time I’ve ever crossed the Tropic of ...
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