:: PROGRAMME for NOVEMBER 2006 ::

Tue 7 Nov 2006, 15:51 PM | Posted by: webmaster : بـواسـطـة
 

Tuesday 7th November at 1930 hours.
Venue: PDO Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre and Planetarium
This will be a joint talk - Geological Society of Oman/HAO entitled “In the Heart of the Desert” - The story of an exploration geologist in the search for oil in Oman in the 1940s and 1950s.
The speaker will be Quentin Morton.

This talk will be based on a book of the same title. It recounts Mike Morton’s exploits in the Middle East as a field geologist with the Iraq Petroleum Co from 1945-1971, and particularly his times in the Sultanate. www.greenmountainpress.co.uk are the publishers.
There will be light snacks after this talk provided by the Geological Society of Oman.



Monday 20th November at 2000 hours
Venue: PDO Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre and Planetarium

“SHARING FALAJ WATER – the use of stars”
An illustrated talk by Harriet Nash on the use of stars for timing the allocation of water in traditional irrigations systems (aflaj). Harriet is a hydrogeologist and PhD research student at the University of Leeds, UK, Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Wednesday 22nd November at 1900 hours
Venue: Centre Franco-Omanais, Al Inshirah Street, Medinat Qaboos

“SPATIAL ORGANISATION of the TRADITIONAL ARAB CITY (XVI-XVIIITH centuries)”
An illustrated talk by Andre Raymond, specialist French researcher on the Arab and Muslim world. This talk will be in English with French summaries.

This is a joint event - Historical Association of Oman/Embassy of France.
Refreshments will be provided by the French mbassy.

The Centre Franco-Omanais is located in Bldg No.207 on Al Inshirah Street( which runs parallel to the dual carriageway) on the right side of the road going from the British Council to the Madina Art Gallery. We suggest members allow plenty of time for parking in this area.