Al-Qaryatain
Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki
Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, viewed from the other side of the wadi
that separates the old Al-Qaryatain from the new Al-Qaryatain.
Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki
Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, viewed from the other side of the wadi
that separates the old Al-Qaryatain from the new Al-Qaryatain.
Majlis in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
The majlis (male sitting room) of a dwelling on the edge of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Interior of Majlis in Al-Qaryatain
The interior of a majlis (male sitting room) of a dwelling on the edge of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
An old lady's pillow left in a room in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Pot in Al-Qaryatain, Izki
The simple ceramic pot in an alcove in Al-Qaryatain, Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
An interior in Al-Qaryatain village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2007.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
An interior in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2012.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
An interior in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. This photograph was taken in 2015.
Al-Qaryatain Artifacts
Lady's clothes left behind in the village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki in the Sultanate of Oman. This image was taken in 2017.
Al-Qaryatain Dwelling
One of the few free-standing dwellings in Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
A room in the dwelling shown in the previous photograph, in Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ. The cracking of the mud rendering of the walls resulted from the fall in humidity after the dwelling was abandoned. This image was taken in 2007.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
The room depicted in the previous photograph, as it was in 2012.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
A date storage jar (khars) and a bunch of garlic in a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
The same interior as in the preceding photograph, taken in 2012.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
The same interior as in the preceding photograph, taken in 2015.
Al-Qaryatain Village, Izki
A narrow laneway leading into the old village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. The building on the right is the 'fort', a stone-walled compound in which local nomadic herders and inhabitants of the village sheltered during times of strife.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
A worn mattress in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. When the inhabitants moved en masse to the new village across the wadi, some old folk elected to remain behind. It seems that one old man inhabited this house till the end of his life.
Al-Qaryatain Painted Ceiling
A painted ceiling in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
A metalwork door in the village of Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Mosque
The narrow doorway to a mosque in Al-Qaryatain in Izki in the Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Mosque
The qibla wall of a small mosque in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, showing the simple mihrab (prayer niche) and alcove for the Holy Quran.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
Artifacts left in an abandoned mud-brick house in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Omani Pot
A date-storage jar (khars) in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman. This pot was probably made in the pottery manufacturing centre of Bahla, some 80 km distant from Al-Qaryatain.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
The interior of one of the larger dwellings in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.
Al-Qaryatain Artifact
Part of a traditional well mechanish in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifact
A biscuit-ware pot in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
The interior of a traditional mud-brick house in Al-Qaryatain in Izki, Sultanate of Oman. The door and pot were manufactured in Bahla.
Al-Qaryatain Artifacts
Traditional Omani marriage chests, or mandoos, in a mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifact
A donkey pannier in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifacts
Biscuit-ware pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifacts
Pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifacts
Biscuit-ware date-storage pots in a traditional mud-brick dwelling in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
The 'fort' in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman, used for shelter by the inhabitants of the village and by local bedouin during times of strife.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
Two streets in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
Two streets in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
A street in the old village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Oman
The vestibule of the fort in the village of Al-Qaryatain in the Wiliyat of Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Artifact
Portrait of the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on a mud-brick wall in Al-Qaryatain, Ad-Dakhiliya Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Streets
Two streets in Al-Qaryatain, Izki, Sultanate of Oman.
Al-Qaryatain Interior
A room in a mud-brick dwelling shown in Al-Qaryatain Village in Izki, Sultanate of Oman, with artifacts still in situ.