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Renovation of castles and forts
Sample : Al-Khabourah fort
Location:
It is situated in the city centre on the sea coast. It is
surrounded from the north and the south by several houses
built of modern material, from the east is surrounded by
Oman Sea and from the west by the main road leading to Sohar.
Its contents:
It is composed of the main entrance, the Sabah, the guard
rooms, stores, chambers, and a surveillance tower.
Its general status:
The fort is deserted and open from all sides as its walls
and ceilings are semi destroyed. Its windows and doors were
changed.
The fort’s main entrance:
It is similar to those of other forts in the Batinah region.
Engineering measurements:
The fort length is around 53 meters and its width is 30
meters. The tower diameter is 9 meters, the Sabah length is
12.27 meter and it width is 2.5 meters.
Renovation works included:
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Cleaning
the site.
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Removing
all modern cement buildings
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nspecting
the fort main old basis.
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Removing
the cement plaster from all walls.
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Embarking
on building the wall using graves, sarooj and mud.
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Rebuilding the fort ceiling.
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Supplying
electricity.
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Building
a towler and making doors windows.
Missing>>
Photos of the fort after it was renovated
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