Muscat, Oman. Fort Mirani, built by the Portuguese in the 16th. century, overlooks the city, whose rooftops are dotted with satellite dishes linking

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Muscat, Oman. Fort Mirani, built by the Portuguese in the 16th. century, overlooks the city, whose rooftops are dotted with satellite dishes linking Oman to a 21st. century global communications network.

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Size: 3560px × 5313px
Location: Muscat, Oman
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: arab, arabian, castle, city, cityscape, colonization, dish, east, fort, islam, islamic, middle, mirani, moslem, muscat, muslim, oman, outdoors, peninsula, portuguese, satellite, scenic, sultanate, view, world