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Oman - Travels in Old Arabia
Archaeology, History Dr John Tidmarsh Archaeology, History Dr John Tidmarsh

Oman - Travels in Old Arabia

Far to the east of Beirut, Damascus, Aleppo, Jerusalem and the other great cities of the Levant exists a completely different world, namely that of the Arabian peninsula. The peninsula is, of course, dominated geographically by Saudi Arabia, whilst to the south-east we have Yemen (the land of Sheba) and Oman. Yet while Oman may lack ancient cities comparable in wealth or splendour to Palmyra, Petra or Jerash

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