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The Historical Association of Oman offers the
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“In Memory of The Sambuq – Record of a Way of Life” by Mohamed A.
Alian
Published in August 2006. First half in English, second half in
Arabic.
Price: RO2.000
This booklet gives detailed information on the Dhofari sambuq, a
ship sewn together entirely with coconut fibre and a mixture of
pitch and sardine oil. It was still in use on the Dhofar coast until
the early-1980s.
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- - ANNUAL CALENDAR - - |
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Annual Calendar – currently 2009
First published in the late 1980s.
Price: RO1.000
This is a wall calendar, size A4 landscape. Available each year in
September for the following year. Comes with an envelope. Can be
posted at “Publications’ rate for 500 baizas to anywhere in the
world.
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“Reef Corals and Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Oman” by Michel R.
Claereboudt
Published in August 2006.
Price: RO12.000
It is the first comprehensive photographic guide for the visual
identification of scleractinian or true corals in the Sultanate of
Oman. Illustrated with more than 850 colour photographs, drawings
and maps, it is designed to help divers as well as scientists to
distinguish the many species of corals encountered along the Gulf of
Oman. More than 100 species of corals have been catalogued and
photographed in the coastal coral communities of the Sultanate of
Oman.
ISBN 9948-03-241-1
Price: RO 12.000 (US$2.58 = RO1.000)
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“Field Guide to the Geology of Oman” by Samir S. Hanna
First published in June 1995, since reprinted
Price: RO7.000
This A5-size booklet of 178 pages is in two parts, i.e. Part One:
the Geology of Oman
and Part Two: Field Trips. There is also a Glossary which gives the
code of geological fieldwork and safety guidelines for off-road
driving and survival in the desert.
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- - SEA TURTLES IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN - - |
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“Sea Turtles in the Sultanate of Oman” by Rod and Susan Salm
2nd Edition edited and revised by Robert Baldwin and Ali Al Kiyumi
First published in 1991. Third Edition published in 2007.
Price: RO2.000 – available in English or Arabic editions
This A5-size booklet of 48 pages contains information on the Green,
Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles, all of
which have been seen in Oman. There are also tips for Turtle
Watchers.
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“The Journal of Oman Studies” (JOS)
Volume I was published in 1975. Latest is Volume XIV
Price: RO5.000
The JOS is an academic publication in English, first published by
the then Ministry of Information and Culture. Its subjects range
from Oman in the 3rd Millennium BC to Rock Art to Oman’s Flora and
Fauna Survey etc. Volumes XI, X11 and XIII are available from the
HAO, but all are available from the bookshop at the Ministry of
Heritage and Culture in Muscat.
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“Traditional Spinning and Weaving in the Sultanate of Oman” by
Gigi Crocker Jones
Published in the late-1980s. Currently out of print.
Price: RO4.000
The first half of this A5-size book is in English, whilst the second
half is in Arabic.
The traditional crafts of Oman have been handed down from one
generation to the other. This book contains information on shearing,
spinning, dying, weaving, the looms, the patterns and the artifacts.
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