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One of the world\'s great undiscovered destinations - the Desert of the Empty Quarter at night - silence, cold, stars. Nobody. Wadi Bashing, Muscat. Empty glistening white sand beaches. Corral. Culture. Camels. Wow.

Yellow fin tuna in the back of a pickup truck await their final fate at a fish market

A local fisherman is busy getting his catch of barracuda off a boat

The gated entrance to the old walled city of Muscat

A mountain top fortress guards one of the passes into the strategically important port city of Muscat

The water front community of Mutrah enjoys gentle sea breezes

Dawn lights up a string of light poles along a beach front road

Free roaming camels stroll down a road in Wadi Dharbat

Sand against Oasis Walls, Oman

Water cascades from one limestone pool into another after the southern mountains got drenched during the preceeding monsoon

A waterfall tumbles down a limestone cliff face in a canyon rendered green by the monsoon from the Indian Ocean

A plantation of coconuts, bananas, and guava in the flood plain of the coastal Dhofar mountains

$One of the many palaces of Oman\'s Sheik Qaboos in Muscat$

Men with traditional Omani tunics and hats gather for an early morning chat

These fishermen mend their nets after a hard day of fishing off the coast of southern Oman in the Indian Ocean

A lagoon with a dramatic backdrop of limestone cliffs provides the perfect nesting place for all kinds of birds

$These ruins are all that\'s left of Khor Rouri, one of the most important trading centers of the world during Roman times. It was a major trading post for the aromatic frankincense, a coveted spice during ancient times$

A blowhole spews seawater with quite some force. They are formed when ocean waves crash into limestone cliffs with tubelike holes that are dozens of feet long and turn up into the open air

Like some prehistoric beasts, this herd of camels grazes in a lush valley in southern Oman. Otherwise a desert, some canyons capture the moisture of the monsoon and allow for near tropical microclimates.

A well fed wild camel placidly chews on thick green vegetation

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Oman Road, Sunset

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Oman-Camel-Tracks

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Oman boy, near wadi Tiwi - 2.5 hours from Muscat

Jumping for Joy at southern Oman Beach, not far from Yemen border

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At the Kargeen Cafe in Muscat

Buildings in Muscat

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Oman-Green-Pool

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Oman Rock Formation

Oman-Sandy-Road

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Oman-River-Pools

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View of Wadi from in a Tree