Sarooj Industry

The Omani Sarooj which is a burnt mud is one of the main materials used in renovating castles, forts and archeological mosques in the Sultanate.

It’s prepared as follows:

• Accumulating soil from certain areas such as the Wilayat of Nakhal and cleaning it.

• Soaking it in water for two weeks.

• Making round shapes of this soil at diameters of around (20 to 30 centimeter) and leaving it for two weeks to dry..

• The Sarooj making place is called al-Mahabah. It size is (10x10 meter).

• The rounded shapes of soil are put on each other to reach a height of 120 centimeters.

• The soil is burnt for two weeks. Then the Sarooj is ready for use.