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<< Our Photo Pages >> Khasab Fort Museum - Museum in Oman

Submitted by DrewParsons on Thursday, 01 May 2014  Page Views: 2780

MuseumsSite Name: Khasab Fort Museum
Country: Oman Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Khasab
Latitude: 26.198190N  Longitude: 56.249140E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Khasab Fort Museum
Khasab Fort Museum submitted by DrewParsons : The fort April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Khasab Fort Museum is located near the waterfront in Khasab Town, Musandam Peninsula, Oman.

There is an excellent display on local petroglyphs in the museum. As well as the section on prehistoric rock art the other displays in the museum are outstanding. There is car parking right in front of the fort.
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Khasab Fort Museum
Khasab Fort Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Part of one informative display board. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Khasab Fort Museum
Khasab Fort Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Copy of a petroglyph at Tawi. There are display boards covering a lot of information about local Omani rock art. April 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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