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Think this is a bit of a first as there hasn't been any Omani Urbexing on the site. I was fortunate to be over there with work and get a bit of down time. Have to say there are real Urbex possibilities there as there are large numbers of abandoned old houses slowly crumbling.
I struck it lucky on a day trip to Nizwa in the interior of Oman, about 200km from the capital Muscat. On the way back we went to an old oasis town called Al Hamra. Didn't get chance for a full look round all of the crumbling old houses but managed to have a shufty at one rather large abandoned two-storey mud brick house on the edge of the town. It was, apparently, the residence of the local township head some time back. When he died, because of the "bad" spirits in the house, it was abandoned by the rest of his family. Don't really know much more than that I'm afraid.
It was a really fascinating explore as you can see from the pictures. Hope that you like them.
View of the front of the house:
img7801_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...the back isn't fairing so well:
img7832_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apparently this was the meeting room...
img7823_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...just to the right hand side of the main door:
img7820_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The floors are starting to crumble:
img7818_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...and the roof has gone in places:
img7817_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
So that'll be no venturing upstairs!
img7816_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Abandoned suitcases...
img7813_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...and some documents in Arabic:
img7809_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
But little else of value left...
img7808_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
As the big old building collapses:
img7806_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
While providing the final resting place for this unfortunate goat:
img7805_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
In this dusty but atmospheric old house...
img7803_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img7802_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img7826_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
I struck it lucky on a day trip to Nizwa in the interior of Oman, about 200km from the capital Muscat. On the way back we went to an old oasis town called Al Hamra. Didn't get chance for a full look round all of the crumbling old houses but managed to have a shufty at one rather large abandoned two-storey mud brick house on the edge of the town. It was, apparently, the residence of the local township head some time back. When he died, because of the "bad" spirits in the house, it was abandoned by the rest of his family. Don't really know much more than that I'm afraid.
It was a really fascinating explore as you can see from the pictures. Hope that you like them.
View of the front of the house:
img7801_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...the back isn't fairing so well:
img7832_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apparently this was the meeting room...
img7823_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...just to the right hand side of the main door:
img7820_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The floors are starting to crumble:
img7818_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...and the roof has gone in places:
img7817_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
So that'll be no venturing upstairs!
img7816_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Abandoned suitcases...
img7813_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
...and some documents in Arabic:
img7809_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
But little else of value left...
img7808_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
As the big old building collapses:
img7806_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
While providing the final resting place for this unfortunate goat:
img7805_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
In this dusty but atmospheric old house...
img7803_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img7802_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img7826_1 by HughieDW, on Flickr
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