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AL HAMRA - This is a village at the foot of the Hajar Mountains and is one of the oldest in Oman. The village has  wonderfully well-preserved mud brick houses built in the Yemeni style. Many of the houses are abandoned, mostly  in the upper parts of the village, as people prefer live in  modern houses elsewhere, but many others still have families living there. The village is very quiet and peaceful and almost doesn't look real as you rarely see locals, except when the Íman calls for the prayers  and lots of man and boys rush into

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