Oman :
Stevens, André.
Oman : citadelles entre sable et mer : citadels between sand and see = عمان : برها وبحرها, تراث وتاريخ عمان : برها و بحرها تراث و تاريخ André Stevens. - Winkselem, belgium : Terra incognita, 1990. - 39 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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The Sultanate of Oman and the Silk Route -- Map -- 1. THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA : The necropolises of Bat and Al-Ayn, five thousand years old - The Al-Jizzi wadi and the copper deposits in Magan - Falaj and palm plantations : man-made creations - The port of Sumhuram and the incense routes - Sassanid occupation : Sohar and Rustaq -- 2. ISLAM AND THE MIDDLE AGES (AFTER 629) : Nizwa, the first capital with a large cultural influence - Baghdad and the Abbasid Dynasty : intense commercial activity - Sohar : a large sea port of unrivalled prosperity - The citadel of Hawrah Bargha and its hydraulic installations - Seljuk occupation : the recession - The kingdom of Hormuz and its outposts : Zafar and Qalhat - A century of Portuguese occupation - Military architecture : the forts of Mirani and Jalali -- 3. THE AL-YARUBA DYNASTY AND THE REVIVAL (AFTER 1624) : Rustaq : the capital - The Batina and the sur - The fort at Nizwa and its enormous tower - The Hazm fort, one of the remarkable constructions of Eastern Arabia - The fortified castle at Jabrin, evidence of many influences - The Naman residence, a jewel of domestic architecture - Ibra, Mudayrib, Sur, towns with luxurious dwellings -- 4. THE AL-SAID DYNASTY AND THE MARITIME EMPIRE (SINCE 1741) : Muscat, the capital - The Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, gradual development -- Text in Arabic.
text in English, Arabic and French.
oman --description and travel.
oman--history.
DS247.O6 / A53 1990
Oman : citadelles entre sable et mer : citadels between sand and see = عمان : برها وبحرها, تراث وتاريخ عمان : برها و بحرها تراث و تاريخ André Stevens. - Winkselem, belgium : Terra incognita, 1990. - 39 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
BellslotCollection
The Sultanate of Oman and the Silk Route -- Map -- 1. THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA : The necropolises of Bat and Al-Ayn, five thousand years old - The Al-Jizzi wadi and the copper deposits in Magan - Falaj and palm plantations : man-made creations - The port of Sumhuram and the incense routes - Sassanid occupation : Sohar and Rustaq -- 2. ISLAM AND THE MIDDLE AGES (AFTER 629) : Nizwa, the first capital with a large cultural influence - Baghdad and the Abbasid Dynasty : intense commercial activity - Sohar : a large sea port of unrivalled prosperity - The citadel of Hawrah Bargha and its hydraulic installations - Seljuk occupation : the recession - The kingdom of Hormuz and its outposts : Zafar and Qalhat - A century of Portuguese occupation - Military architecture : the forts of Mirani and Jalali -- 3. THE AL-YARUBA DYNASTY AND THE REVIVAL (AFTER 1624) : Rustaq : the capital - The Batina and the sur - The fort at Nizwa and its enormous tower - The Hazm fort, one of the remarkable constructions of Eastern Arabia - The fortified castle at Jabrin, evidence of many influences - The Naman residence, a jewel of domestic architecture - Ibra, Mudayrib, Sur, towns with luxurious dwellings -- 4. THE AL-SAID DYNASTY AND THE MARITIME EMPIRE (SINCE 1741) : Muscat, the capital - The Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, gradual development -- Text in Arabic.
text in English, Arabic and French.
oman --description and travel.
oman--history.
DS247.O6 / A53 1990