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Oman’s Bahla fort - where civilisations vie with legends
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2/13/2025
It sits pretty on Unesco’s list, with tales of walls built by jinns
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The only UNESCO listed fort in Oman is Behla Fort.
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Visitors come to enjoy the beautiful design of the fort and touch the historic walls.
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But the ancient fort has another reason to visit.
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Behla Fort, it took 20 years for restoration.
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A lot of people, they are very happy to see it after the restoration, how it looks like.
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Holiday times, like National Day, a lot of tourists, a lot of local people is coming
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Omanis with their family, they coming to know the history of their country and teaching
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the children about their history.
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And a lot of people coming from outside as a tourist, they enjoy to see Behla Fort because
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it's coming from the world heritage and they are reading about information of that.
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Man, it's really, you feel the history inside this place.
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You can, I mean, everything was under the UNESCO listed countries.
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Omanis really like their history and you can tell it, I mean, you can, you have Omani guides
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here that they can explain everything about the fort for you, which is really mesmerizing
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for me.
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It's always nice when a country, such a rich of history and the new generations are just
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like renewing their memories and their history and civilization to the new generations.
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A lot of Western visitors, they coming here just like enjoying the whole place.
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But even from the doors, when you stepping in, stepping out, for sure, you're passing
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through a different adventure.
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Because of many stories of Behla, it is known as the city of magic.
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But away from the legendary tales, it is a must visit destination in a beautiful Oman.
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With Cameraman Ahmed Ramadan, this is Ali Shouk from Gulf News.
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Salaam alaikum everyone.
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