Oman : Far eastern treasures
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Feature Oman : Far eastern treasures Ludovic MAISANT / hemis.fr
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Situated half-way between Africa and India, Oman is said to be the birthplace of the legendary Sinbad the sailor who no doubt felt in love with the emerald waters of the Indian Ocean where wooden merchant ships carrying home incense and spices crossed those sailing out to the east. Oman is not only a desert of yellow ochre sand dunes and palm trees across which caravans of Bedouins thread their way, it has other hidden treasures to reveal: Batinah and Moussandam in the north, or Sour, Mirbat and Mascate in the gulf. To discover, most certainly...
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Ludovic MAISANT / hemis.fr
Situated half-way between Africa and India, Oman is said to be thebirthplace of the legendary Sinbad the sailor who no doubt felt inlove with the emerald waters of the Indian Ocean where woodenmerchant ships carrying home incense and spices crossed thosesailing out to the east. Oman is not only a desert of yellow ochresand dunes and palm trees across which caravans of Bedouinsthread their way, it has other hidden treasures to reveal: Batinahand Moussandam in the north, or Sour, Mirbat and Mascate in thegulf. To discover, most certainly...
HEMIS_382554 : Sultanate of Oman, Sanawi, women with traditional maskMORANDI Bruno / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184774Sultanate of Oman, Qalhat, Bibi Myriam Mausoleum among the remains of the townfounded by Persians in the 2nd centuryMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_342269Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Mutrah, Morning at the Mutrah FishMarketJon Arnold / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174936Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Mutrah, mosqueHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303653Sultanate of Oman, Ash Sharqiyah Region, desert of Wahiba Sands, or Ramlatal-Wahiba (Sharqiya Sands)SEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303674Sultanate of Oman, Al Dakhiliyah Region, in the countryside near NizwaSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184953Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar region, after fishingSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184796Sultanate of Oman, Wahiba Desert, Bedouin child with a young goatMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303677Sultanate of Oman, Ash Sharqiyah Region, desert of Wahiba Sands, or Ramlatal-Wahiba (Sharqiya Sands)SEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_382555Sultanate of Oman, Musandam Peninsula, Khasab, man portraitMORANDI Bruno / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147073Sultanate of Oman, Ash-Sharqiyah Region, desert of Wahiba Sands, Beduin womanHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147084Sultanate of Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Region, Birkit al Mawz, palm oasisHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184972Sultanate of Oman, Nizwa, goat marketSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_147050Sultanate of Oman, coast at the South of MuscatHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147229Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar near Salalah, mosque at Sultan's PalaceHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147089Sultanate of Oman, Bahla villageHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147207Sultanate of Oman, Musandam, Khasab, view over Khor QadahHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184776Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Sultan Qabous MosqueMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184791Sultanate of Oman, Ash-Shab, beach at the Gulf of Oman seashoreMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184769Sultanate of Oman, Wahiba Desert, portrait of a Bedouin woman wearing the burkaMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184798Sultanate of Oman, near Nizwa, 17th century Jabrin CastleMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_147048 : Sultanate of Oman, Musandam Peninsula, tour with a traditional dhow, small Arab sailing boatHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184799Sultanate of Oman, near Sour, Al Ayjah, Omani woman in the rampartsMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184773Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Sultan Qabous MosqueMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_382546Sultanate of Oman, Ash-Sharqiyah Region, SurMORANDI Bruno / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303645Sultanate of Oman, Ash-Sharqiyah Region, SurSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303636Sultanate of Oman, Al Dakhiliyah Region, in the countryside near NizwaSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147209Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Embassy District, sunset on thebeachHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147231Sultanate of Oman, Sharqiya region, sand dunes near Al Qabil, Wahiba Sands Desert,Beduin boy on CamelHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184783Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Sultan Qabous Mosque, zelligedecorationMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303625Sultanate of Oman, Al Dakhiliyah Region, Nizwa, Sultan Qaboos mosque and fortSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184940Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Grand Mosque, Sultan QaboosMosque, time for prayersSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184943Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, the green mosqueSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147094Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Oman Gulf, passenger on a boatHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303626Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar Region, seaside at MughsailSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184964Sultanate of Oman, Omani boy portraitSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147211Sultanate of Oman, Nizwa, boy at Nizwa soukHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_170116Sultanate of Oman, Sur, Al-Ayjah, old districtsBARBIER Bruno / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184784Sultanate of Oman, Ash-ShabMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303649Sultanate of Oman, Sharqiyah region, Wadi Bani KhalidSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174952Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, desert near Al Ghabhi, dune bashing inWahiba Sands, Toyota landcruiserHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_342310Sultanate of Oman, Western Hajar Mountains, Date Palm Oasis et Nakhl FortJon Arnold / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184939 : Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, mosque doors are open for Friday prayerSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303655Sultanate of Oman, Ash-Sharqiyah Region, Sur, Bilad FortSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184950Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar region, beachesSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147199Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar near Salalah, sunrise at Jebel SamhanHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147206Sultanate of Oman, Sharqiya region, Wahiba Sands desert, a camelHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_174942Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Sur coast, White Beach, white sandy beachHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_382556Sultanate of Oman, Birka, young football playerMORANDI Bruno / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303628Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar Region, Mirbat, Bin Ali Tomb, small mosque of yemenitestyle of the Hadramawt regionSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_231626Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Sultan Qabous MosqueMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184960Sultanate of Oman, man with khanjar knife (engraved silver curved dagger)SEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184981Sultanate of Oman, a group of men drinking teaSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147223Sultanate of Oman, Sinaw, Omani man at camel soukHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184988Sultanate of Oman, Barka, traditional bull fightingSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_184975Sultanate of Oman, Bedouin woman wearing burqaSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184989Sultanate of Oman, Omani childSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184946Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar region, Mughsail Blowhole seasideSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184993Sultanate of Oman, Nakhal FortSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303657Sultanate of Oman, portrait of young Omani boySEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_303668Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Mutrah harbour with persian stylemosque, promenadeSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_342313Sultanate of Oman, Western Hajar Mountains, Jabrin, Jabrin Fort, OmaniSchoolboysJon Arnold / hemis.fr
HEMIS_382551Sultanate of Oman, Western Hajar Mountains, Nakhl, Nakhl FortMORANDI Bruno / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303662 : Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Mutrah harbour with persian style mosqueSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303630Sultanate of Oman, Ash Sharqiyah Region, pupils visiting the Jabrin FortSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147037Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Grand Mosque, Sultan QaboosMosqueHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147039Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar region, Salalah, beach and promenade of SalalahHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147055Sultanate of Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Region, Birkit al Mawz, sunset over a minaretHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_342227Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Mutrah, Mosque Minarets alongMutrah CornicheJon Arnold / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147068Sultanate of Oman, Nizwa, goat marketHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147081Sultanate of Oman, Jabrin palace, portrait of a manHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147082Sultanate of Oman, Jebel Shams, evening lightHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_147181Sultanate of Oman, Sharqiya region, sand dunes near Al Qabil, Wahiba Sands Desert,off road driving with Toyota LandcruiseHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147216Sultanate of Oman, Sharqiya region, sand dunes near Al Qabil, Wahiba Sands Desert,off road driving with Toyota LandcruiseHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174937Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, old Muscat, Mutrah, market, MutrahsouqHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174938Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, old Muscat, Mutrah, cornicheHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_303639Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Children's museumSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_342266Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Al-Ghubrah, Grand MosqueJon Arnold / hemis.fr
HEMIS_147212Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar near Salalah, Mughsayl, cliffs at BlowholesHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174834Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, the Chedi Hotel, swimming poolHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_174930Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, lobby at the Chedi HotelHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174931Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, the Chedi HotelHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184961Sultanate of Oman, Bedouin woman wearing burqaSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174933Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, the Chedi Hotel, BeachHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_147175 : Sultanate of Oman, Jabreen Castle, veiled womanHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
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HEMIS_174954Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Chi SpaHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_174956Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Muscat, Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Al HusnHotel, lobbyHEEB Christian / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184949Sultanate of Oman, Dhofar Region, Arabic perfumesSEUX Paule / hemis.fr
HEMIS_184765Sultanate of Oman, Matrah, the city and the mosque at duskMAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr
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