As Sulaif Fort, Ibri, Al Dhahirah Governorate, Oman
Al Sulaif is an Omani castle located in the state of Ibri, Al Dhahirah Governorate. It was built by Al Emam Sultan bin Saif Al Yarubi. It consists of several buildings and houses surrounded by a wall with high towers, a mosque, a well, and falaj, which passes below the castle.
It stands tall above the town of Silv at the foot of a mountain, located some 212km west of Muscat.
It shows a heavily fortified community located in the port and the eastern corridor of the Ibri oasis, which is of great importance due to its exceptional location and unique geological formation of limestone, which is known as the foothills of the southern mountains that surround the oasis from the north and east.
Al Sulaif itself is located on the southern edge of the eastern corridor of the oasis, above a steep cliff leading to a scene overlooking the eastern roads.
It seems that the fort appeared at the beginning of time, as a defensive position controls the corridor leading to Ibra from the east, and there is a mosque and a commercial market in the castle open to visitors.
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