Historical Forts of Oman

3. Bahla Fort

It is a walled triangular shaped building. Its main buildings are located on a high land in the eastern corner. Some parts of the Fort may probably date back to the Pre-Islamic period. The Fort witnessed three renovation periods, the first one was during Nabhani reign ( 280 A.H. - 830 A.D. ), the second was during the reign of Imam Nasser bin Murshid Al Ya'arubi ( 1034 A.H. -1624 A.D. ), and then was renovated during the reign of Imam A'azan bin Qais Al Busaid ( 1285 A.H. - 1868 A.D. ). Due to the importance of the fort, UNESCO listed it in 1490 A.H. - 1988 A.D. �on the World Heritage list. Restoration works are still being carried out in this Fort.

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