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Nizwa Gateway-January 2024
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Jan 22, 2025

　　This grand double-arched gateway straddles Hwy 21, along the original Muscat–Nizwa road. The watchtowers that form the uprights of the gateway seem aged, but in fact the gateway was built in 2015.

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Nizwa Souq
Hajar Mountains
　　The site of one of the oldest souqs in the country, this extensive marketplace is dedicated mostly to fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, all of which are housed in separate blocks behind the great, crenellated piece of city wall that overlooks the wadi. Part of the souq (nearest the...
Al Qala'a Mosque
Hajar Mountains
　　Nizwa was once a major centre for Islamic scholarship, and two aged mosques, among the oldest in the world, have survived since the early 7th century. Nestled up against the souq and the fort, the mosque (closed to non-Muslims) forms part of a fine ensemble of buildings in the middle...
Nizwa Gateway
Hajar Mountains
　　This grand double-arched gateway straddles Hwy 21, along the original Muscat–Nizwa road. The watchtowers that form the uprights of the gateway seem aged, but in fact the gateway was built in 2015. ...
Nizwa Fort
Hajar Mountains
　　Built over 12 years in the 17th century by Sultan Bin Saif Al Yaruba, the first imam of the Yaruba dynasty, Nizwa Fort is famed for its distinctive 40m-tall round tower. By climbing to the top of the tower, it's possible to gauge the scale of the surrounding date plantations...
Falaj Daris Park
Hajar Mountains
　　At 7990m in length, Falaj Daris is one of the biggest irrigation channels in Oman and one of six such channels in Oman collectively honoured as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2006. Water still flows along the restored portion of falaj visible within this pretty park, and the park...
Livestock Market
Hajar Mountains
　　If you’re not put off by the smell of heaving bulls and irritable goats, the livestock souq is well worth a look. The livestock market occupies a small plot of land beyond the main market walls, left of the entrance, and the brisk trading in goats, sheep and cattle is...
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