Attractions

Tanuf

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Famous for its Tanuf-brand mineral water the old town of Tanuf was abandoned in the 1960s, a casualty of the Jebel Wars of a decade earlier. Bombed by the British at the request of the then Sultan the town was damaged and its inhabitants left leaving what is today a great example of a tradition Omani town.

The falaj runs through the town next to the mosque. A track leads 8km or so up to Wadi Qashah where there are pools in which you can swim. The entire area is spectacularly beautiful even if the ruins of the ghost town of Tanuf are more sobering.