ABOUT NIZWA

Falaj Daris

Falaj Daris a World Heritage Site, is the largest falaj in Oman and is the life maintainer of Nizwa. It provides the surrounding countryside with much needed water for the plantations. Al Ghantuq and Dhoot are two other important falajs in Nizwa. Farming is widely practiced and the town's immense palm farms stretches for eight kilometers along the course of two wadis (Kalbouh and Al Abiadh). Also in practice are red sugar processing and hide tanning.

Tanuf

A short drive from Nizwa centre is the old village of Tanuf, known for its seasonal waterfalls. Waterfalls in Tanuf are unique to the area within the steep mountainsides and the water reservoir.

Bahla

Continuing on the road from Nizwa you reach Bahla, dominated by a large fort it is a delightful town which has retained its traditional characteristics. Famous for its pottery, most of which is still produced by traditional methods. Mud kilns are still used although they are now fired by natural gas rather than wood. Workers still extract and purify clay by hand. The town was surrounded by a 12 km long wall much of which still stands