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Old 11th Feb 2011, 12:42
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l.garey
 
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As always very nice pictures, Brakedwell. But neither has the mountainous background of either my photos at Masafi, or chrisk2009's, perhaps also there. The surface at Masafi is more like your picture of Manama (as I think it is spelled now), but not at all sandy, like Al Khatt. By the way, from checking on Google Earth, I wonder if Al Khatt is the original site of what is now Ras al Khaima International Airport.

Yes indeed, what you call "Buraimi" fort (really Jahili Fort in Al Ain) has been very well restored recently. But the old tower, where I believe the officers' mess was, is still there, and looking down from it the other day I thought of you and the photos you took from it!

Laurence
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