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  • Bahla Fort

  • Bahla Fort

    Bahla Fort, Qal'at Bahla, is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel Akhdar highlands in Oman. It was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the oasis of Bahla was prosperous under the control of the Banu Nebhan tribe. The fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Bahla Fort.
    World Heritage Site
    Bahla Fort
    by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Bahla Fort
    by Stefan Krasowsk, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Bahla Fort
    by Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 566 m

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    Bahla Fort

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1987

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Oman

    Ad Dakhiliyah

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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