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Sohar boat

This boat was built in the dhow yards of Sur, south of Muscat. In 1980 Tim Severin and a crew of Omanis sailed in this vessel from Oman to Guangzhou, China in an effort to recreate the legendary voyages of Sindbad. Severin wrote about the undertaking in his book 'The Sindbad Voyage'.

Address
Al Bustan Roundabout
Getting there
near the Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Qantab

Listing from Wikivoyage: Muscat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.