Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 314William Blackwood, 1973 - England |
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Page 362
... Salalah , set in the middle of a fertile plain along the coast , is the main town of Dhofar . Town and plain are dominated by an enormous massif which soars abruptly to over four thousand feet and spreads some hundred and forty miles ...
... Salalah , set in the middle of a fertile plain along the coast , is the main town of Dhofar . Town and plain are dominated by an enormous massif which soars abruptly to over four thousand feet and spreads some hundred and forty miles ...
Page 363
... Salalah . The defeat of the Sultan's Armed Forces and the loss of Dhofar were imminent . However , in June 1970 Sultan Said Bin Taimur Bin Faisal abdi- cated in favour of his son , His Majesty Qaboos Bin Said . His first action was to ...
... Salalah . The defeat of the Sultan's Armed Forces and the loss of Dhofar were imminent . However , in June 1970 Sultan Said Bin Taimur Bin Faisal abdi- cated in favour of his son , His Majesty Qaboos Bin Said . His first action was to ...
Page 368
... Salalah for identi- fication . 1815. The sun was setting with all the glorious reds , yellows and oranges of a desert sunset . I sat outside and drank a glass of whisky . All over ' Lion ' figures could be seen bobbing , bending ...
... Salalah for identi- fication . 1815. The sun was setting with all the glorious reds , yellows and oranges of a desert sunset . I sat outside and drank a glass of whisky . All over ' Lion ' figures could be seen bobbing , bending ...
Contents
SILENT SERVICE BY S W C PACK | 44 |
THE BARRIERS OF THE STREET BY ROBERT HILL | 97 |
ABOVE INNELLAN BY MAURICE LINDSAY | 228 |
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