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Local entertainment

Listening to the rhythms of the desert music

The gathering tent for music and tea

Our driver and Masoud catching up on the internet and texts... same around the world desert or mountains.

Our Drivers waiting in the shade avoiding the heat of the day ahead

In route we stop at Ibra the locals hold a Women's Market for Bedouins from the surrounding Shanrqiya Sands.

This is the only Souq in all of Oman that lends itself totally to the needs of women.

A dusty square, normally filled with camels, goats and other animals turns into a bustling area where brisk business is done by women clad in exotic traditional costumes.

There is a community atmosphere in the air where the women chat, work and sell while their children amuse themselves with the wares.

Living within a close radius are over 3,000 pastoral Bedouins belonging to different tribes, who are primarily herders of goats and camels.

Traffic in Ibra

We stop by the home and farm of Masoud, our local guide. His family brothers and sisters all live in close proximity. They refer many times to themselves as their tribes.

Here we find Masoud with his niece.

We are treated to tea and dried fruits. Very tasty.

Jabreen Castle

Jabreen Castle was built as a defensive stronghold. Forts and castles are Oman's most striking cultural landmarks and have historically been used as defensive bastions or look-out points.

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