Bahla Fort

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in restoration
Enlarge
Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in restoration

Bahla Fort (Arabic: قلعة بهلاء; transliterated: Qal'at Bahla') is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Djebel Akhdar highlands in Oman. Its walls and towers were built in adobe in the 13th and 14th centuries. To the southwest is the Friday Mosque with a 14th-century sculpted mihrab. The fort, which is part of the UN World Heritage List, has been covered with scaffolding and closed to tourists for several decades now.

[edit] External links

 This Oman-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This article about a Middle Eastern building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This military base or fortification article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/a/h/Bahla_Fort_7849.html"
In other languages