NW Oman - Ibri, Al Araqi and Al Sulaif (Selaif)

Ibri Al-Gazaa Amusement Park, at night	Ibri Oasis Hotel, outside town on the road to Buraimi and Al Ain	Ibri Oasis Hotel	Ibri Al-Gazaa Amusement Park
Omailoil gas station, Ibri	Ibri Mosque	Driving through Ibri's old town	Ibri's old town is in an oasis
Abandoned mudbrick house, old town Ibri	Many of the trees in Ibri were damaged like this	Ibri - old town	The freshly restored Ibri Fort
Ibri Fort	Given it's location on the road from the UAE to Nizwa, Ibri is well situated for tourist development	Ibri Fort	Ibri Fort, in the center of Ibri Oasis
Ibri Fort	Main courtyard of Ibri Fort	Inside one of Ibri Fort's restored towers	Ibri Fort feels brand new
Ibri Fort	Ruins of the souq north of the fort - ripe for redevelopment as a tourist market	Ibri Fort	The mosque of Ibri Fort
Ibri Fort	Ablution area, Ibri Fort mosque	Ibri Fort	Ruins of the old Ibri Souq - this should certainly be redeveloped as a tourist market to take advantage of UAE-based tourists
Ibri Fort and minaret	Market square north of Ibri Fort	Covered souq, Ibri	Covered souq, Ibri
"Jamal al Bahrain" mat, Ibri souq	Oman Bank International, Ibri	Passing back through Ibri's small covered souq	A little restoration, old town Ibri
Narrow lane, old town Ibri	It looks like most Omanis have abandoned the old town in favor of modern villas outside the town center	...not the easiest place to drive...old town Ibri	Ibri Oasis
The edge of old town heading north out of Ibri	Small roundabout on the north side of Ibri	Old houses near Ibri	The back road from Ibri to Al Araqi
Camel, Oman	Ruins of a fort on the edge of Al Araqi, Oman	Ruins of a fort on the edge of Al Araqi, Oman	Al Araqi
Villa, Al Araqi	Villa, Al Araqi	Old town, Al Araqi, Oman	Mosque, Al Araqi
Oasis, Al Araqi	Oasis, Al Araqi	Minaret, Al Araqi	Al Araqi Fort
Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort
Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort	Al Araqi Fort
Mud bricks to be used for restoration, Al Araqi	Old town, Al Araqi, Oman	The main highway passing through Al Araqi	Roundabout in Ibri for Al Sulaif and Buraimi
Ruins at Al Sulaif, just south of Ibri - first visit, December 2006	Tower of the ruined fort at Al Sulaif	Tower of the ruined fort at Al Sulaif	Florian through the roof
Al Sulaif	Main entrance to the ruined fort of Al Sulaif	Old market outside the fort, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif
Ruins, Al Sulaif	This part of the ruined fort had been updated with ceiling fans and electricity but apparently had a fire	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif
Inside the walls of Al Sulaif is a fairly extensive mudbrick village, now in ruins	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Tower of Al Sulaif Fort
Ruins, Al Sulaif	View across the wadi from the ruins at Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Modern mosque, Al Sulaif
Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif, Oman	Florian at the ruins of Al Sulaif near Ibri	Florian in Oman
Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Interior of one of the ruined houses
Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif	Ruins, Al Sulaif
Ruins, Al Sulaif	Inscription inside the gate of Al Sulaif's ruined fort	Wadi at Al Sulaif	2nd visit to Al Sulaif, May 2009
Al Sulaif (Selaif Quarter-Dhahrira Region, Willayat Ibri)	Since my first visit, restoration has begun	Gatehouse of the fortified village of Al Selaif	Gatehouse, Al Selaif
Mosque, ruins of Al Selaif	Gatehouse, ruins of Al Selaif	Gatehouse, ruins of Al Selaif	Mudbricks to be used for restoration
Ruins of Al Selaif	Ceiling with painted beams, Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif	I didn't notice much difference from my first visit
Ruins of Al Selaif	Since my first visit, the roads have been cleared	...but there's still a long way to go to protect the ruins from further deterioration	The guide at Al Selaif
Ruins of Al Selaif	Dad climbing in the ruins	"There is no god but Allah, Mohammed is the prophet of Allah"	Ruins of Al Selaif
Outer wall and tower along the cliff of Al Selaif	Well, Al Selaif	Well, Al Selaif	Well tower, Al Selaif
The guide giving dad a helping hand	Outer wall and tower along the cliff of Al Selaif	Fortifications of Al Selaif	Fortifications of Al Selaif
Fortifications of Al Selaif	Mosque next to the ruins of Al Selaif, Ibri	Fortifications of Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif
Ruins of Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif
Ruins of Al Selaif	Ruins of a large house, Al Selaif	Ruins of a large house, Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif
Upper part of the ruined village at Al Selaif	Ruins of Al Selaif	Upper watchtower, Al Selaif	Looking down at the wadi from the top of the cliff at Al Selaif
Ruins of Al Selaif	Mosque with the ruins of Al Selaif	Gatehouse, Al Selaif	Al Selaif
Mosque, Al Selaif	Rugged hill opposite Al Selaif	Wadi at Al Selaif	Wadi at Al Sulaif