Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wadis (Oman 6/7)

The most beautiful sceneries of Oman are found in its wadis. A Wadi (also known as Oued in North Africa) is a dry riverbed in a valley. A river usually forms when it rains heavily in the mountains (sometimes even causing flash floods); the rest of the time - most of the year - the riverbed is completely dry. However, thanks to the water they receive, most wadis host lush oases of palm trees, and in some of them, you can also find natural deep pools of turquoise blue water to dive into! 

Wadi Bani Khalid
Wadi Bani Khalid
Wadi Bani Khalid
Near the town of Tiwi
Tiwi
Burning the fallen rocks with fire in order to split them to move them away
Wadi Tiwi
Wadi Tiwi
Wadi Shab
Wadi Shab
Wadi Shab

1 comment:

  1. Au risque de me répéter, voir de radoter, je te redis que vos photos sont magnifiques !!!
    Merci aussi pour les commentaires, mais le problème c'est que maintenant, tu dois rendre tous vos amis jaloux... (moi compris ;-))

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