Musandam Coastal Road

Shipwreck, Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula	Shipwreck, just after the UAE/Oman border post, Musandam Peninsula	Shipwreck	Shipwreck, Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula, Oman
Driving along the Persian Gulf coast, Musandam Peninsula, Oman	Old Dhow, Bukha, Musandam Peninsula	Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula, Oman	Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula, Oman
Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula	Inside Bukha Fort	Omani flag over Bukha Fort	Sultan Qaboos of Oman
Restoration workers at Bukha Fort	Bukha Fort	View from the walls of Bukha Fort, Musandam Peninsula, Oman	Bukha Fort
The Gulf seen from Bukha Fort	Old dirty cannon in Bukha Fort	Old dirty cannon in Bukha Fort	Al Qala Fort on a hilltop above Bukha, Oman
Bukha, Musandam Peninsula	View from the Al Qala Fort, Bukha	View of Bukha Fort from Al Qala Fort	View up the Musandam Peninsula from Al Qala Fort
Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration	Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration	Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration	During a March 2005 visit to Musandam, I found the Al Qala Fort undergoing restoration work
Al Qala Fort, Bukha	Al Qala Fort, Bukha	Al Qala Fort, Bukha	Al Qala Fort, Bukha
View of Bukha from Al Qala Fort	Bukha, Musandam Peninsula	The road from Bukha to Khaseb, Musandam Peninsula	Fishermen with their catch near Bukha, Oman
Disentangling fish from the nets	Unfortunately, unwanted stingrays were also caught in the nets and killed. What a waste.	Weighing the catch on the beach before transport to markets in the UAE	Persian Gulf beach, Musandam Peninsula, Oman
Cove behind a small rest area as the road starts to climb towards Al Harf	There is an isolated beach	Cliffs, Musandam	Musandam Peninsula between Al Harf and Hanah
Musandam Peninsula between Al Harf and Hanah	To get here, walk from the main road just past Al Harf	The old road looks quite treacherous	Old switchback road which has been thankfully replaced
The end of a rough gravel track off the main highway, Musandam	Deserted beach with an old mosque at the end of that track	Isolated beach with a mosque prior to Khaseb	Isolated beach with a mosque prior to Khaseb
The buildings appear to be maintained	Musandam's excellent new road	Dhow in the cove at Qida, Oman	Fishing boats, Musandam (Qida)
Beached dhow at Qida	Pulling in the nets, Musandam, near the Golden Tulip	OmanJan14 60.jpg	OmanJan14 62.jpg
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