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Taqah Castle
4.2
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This fort offers a nice museum showcasing the costumes, military history and architecture of the region and was a part of a network of forts stringing the coast of Dhofar. It was a residence of the local governer in the 1930s and currently houses a cafe and a deck from which to enjoy a view of the ocean with some local coffee.
The entrance price was very reasonable and the local guide made me feel welcome as he explained the local attire and historic weapons despite my very limited knowledge of Arabic. Worth a stop if you're...
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Wonderful place to find yourself, read and write! I went there for visiting taqah castle but it was closed that time it was around 10.00 am. So, I decided to go taqah fort (burj-al-aksar) which was constructed on the Rocky hills but it was also closed for some reasons but there was a beautiful cafe named Al Burj Cafe. We sat there couple of minutes. i had home made tea and potato rolls there & enjoyed precious moments, unfortunately we had to move without visiting and knowing it's history but it was such a...
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What? A historical place and a part of Oman heritage . Though it is not that much bigger but if you observe closely, you can spend 30 minutes here.
Special attention ? It’s a nice sunset point from where you can enjoy the sunset along with enjoying a coffee or drinks.
Attention! If you want to visit the Fort then you will have to pay OMR 1 for each adult. Babies are entry fee free.
Titbit? if you don’t want to visit the Fort, you don’t need to pay the fee. You can...
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