The old walled city of Harar
“The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls
Tito Dupret
Stone steles in Tiya
“Tiya is among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments,
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
“The World Heritage Committee deleted the property because of Oman’s decision to reduce the size of the protected area by 90%. In 1996, the population of the Arabian
Bahla Fort
“The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
“The protohistoric site of Bat lies near a palm grove in the interior of the Sultanate of Oman. Together with the neighbouring sites, it forms the most complete
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
There are “some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests