Bahla Fort World Heritage Site

Official name

Bahla Fort | UNESCO

Country

Oman | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Oasis of Bahla, 25 km west of Nazwa
22.9641° Lat, 57.3011° Lon | Map

Code

433

Time Zone

Asia/Muscat (+04, +0400)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1987. The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification and attests to the power of the Banu Nebhan.