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Thursday, October 28, 2021 | Rabi' al-awwal 21, 1443 H
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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI
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INTRO: The book Oman-India ties: Across Sea and Space takes its readers on a visual journey outlining the rich historical relationship between the two great civilizations of Oman and Indian which goes back more than 5000...

The history of dhow and their legendary journeys were re-created when Sohar, the replica of a 9th century Arab dhow of the ‘legendary Sindbad’ sailed a distance of 9,600 km between Muscat and Canton in 1981. The dhow was hand built, stitched together with coir and navigated with medieval navigational instruments by British author-explorer Timothy Severin and a crew of 25, who were on a mission to prove that Sindbad's legendary voyages.
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The Jewel of Muscat, a replica of a ninth century Omani trading ship. The ship was built in a traditional manner that uses coconut fibers (but no nails) to hold the ship together. In 1991, the ship sailed in old routes used by Arab traders.
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