Managing Oman's Archaeological Resource: Historical Perspectives

Al-Belushi, Mohammed Ali K.

doi:10.1179/175355308x383982

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“…Forts and castles were selected based on their state, and on their geographical distribution. All are in good condition and are distributed throughout all of the country's administrative regions [1]. Today, these forts and castles are partly furnished with old weapons and ethnographic materials that reflect the local culture of the places in which they are located.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some of these fortifications extend to periods prior to Islam. The government has made enormous progress in managing and protecting this heritage [1,2]. Within this trend which began nearly four decades ago and continues to this day, a large number of forts and castles have been restored and presented to the public as part of the country's tourist attractions [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The government has made enormous progress in managing and protecting this heritage [1,2]. Within this trend which began nearly four decades ago and continues to this day, a large number of forts and castles have been restored and presented to the public as part of the country's tourist attractions [1]. Most of the restoration projects have been carried out with Moroccan expertise under a 1983 agreement between the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture and the Moroccan government.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the restoration projects have been carried out with Moroccan expertise under a 1983 agreement between the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture and the Moroccan government. Restoration of the historic forts and castles of Jabreen, Bahla, Al Rustaq, Nizwa, Nakhal, Mutrah, Sohar, Al Hazm, and Quriyat are among the finest examples of these projects [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A plan has been formulated to adapt these fortifications and considerable resources have been set aside for this purpose with the anticipation that this tourist focus will be used partly to conserve and maintain these fortifications [1]. Forts and castles were selected based on their state, and on their geographical distribution.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Accessibility to the historic defence sites of Oman for people with mobility impairment: the cases of the Nakhal, Al Hazm and Khasab fortifications

Al-Belushi¹

2014

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Providing access to the old defence buildings for people with mobility impairment represents one of the foremost challenges that are facing heritage managers all over the world. Introducing access to such buildings is not an easy issue as it disturbs the authenticity of the place and its inherent values and significance. This paper aims to study the issue of providing accessibility to the historic defence sites of Oman for people with mobility impairment. It focuses on the restored historic forts and castles that are currently utilized as touristic sites. The significant fortifications of Nakhal, Al Hazm and Khasab have been investigated as case studies to provide a preliminary overview about the current status of such type of accessibility, and the challenges confronting heritage and tourism managers to enable wheelchair users to access these sites without compromising their heritage values. Finally, the paper concludes that despite the efforts made to make some of these defence structures accessible for people with mobility impairment, there is a pressing need to set out a national strategy to determine access requirements to such structures and to offer practical solutions that conform to the issues of people's equity and sites' authenticity and value.

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confidence: 99%