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Photo By: GwanLiong I. Ang
Lost Bedouin City of Ubar
The lost city of Ubar, called "the Atlantis of the Sands" by Lawrence of Arabia, was found in a remote part of southern Oman using pictures taken from space shuttle Challenger.
John Civille from Cincinnati on right.
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Photo By: GwanLiong I. Ang
Lost Bedouin City of Ubar
The city is referred to as Iram, the "city of towers" in the Holy Quran.
The city was uncovered by excavations 12 metres below the sands. The researchers speculate that the city may have been the earliest known shipping center for frankincense, a fragrant gum resin harvested farther south. The researchers had to overcome sandstorms and deadly vipers to locate the city's octagon-shaped stone walls, 6- to 8-foot-tall remnants of seven of its eight 30-foot-tall mud-brick towers, various rooms, frankincense burners and thousands of pieces of pottery.
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Photo By: GwanLiong I. Ang
Prophet's Emran's Tomb in Salalah
The tomb of Prophet Emran is an extraordinary site to visit in the city of Salalah which lies in Oman's southern Dhofar region. The tomb is around 30 meters long.
Prophet Emran was the father of Moses.