Caption

At the portal of the Friday Mosque, Nizwa is the centre of the Omani heartland. The oasis city lies on the southern edge of the Hajar Mountains near the Jabal al-Achdar, Oman's highest mountain range

Date

Feb 14, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25A94_021

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No

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Royalty free

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60,2Mb (3,5Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

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