Introducing Khasab
The capital of the province is small but far from sleepy. Its souq resounds to a babble of different languages, including Kumzari, and its harbour bursts with activity, much of it involving the smuggling of US cigarettes to Iran in return for goats. The smugglers are mostly Iranian and are distinguished by their souped-up fibreglass boats with outboard motors and their lusty moustaches. They bring money and character into town, so no-one seems in a hurry to get rid of them; besides, piracy has been a tradition in these parts for well over 200 years and locals respect a good piece of tradition.
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Last updated: Jul 22, 2009
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RE: Kumzar, Musandam, Oman - access question
by genghis_caterpillar 23 April 2012
We stopped off in Kumzar last August, and there was no issue then. However, Oman has really started pushing tourism in Khasab to generate…
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RE: travel dubai to khasab(oman) by bus or share taxi.
by dxb1969 14 April 2012
I'm not aware of any shared taxis operating all the way between Dubai or Sharjah to Khasab. They do operate from Dubai to Muscat but the…
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Re: Ras Al Khaimah?
by tallybalt 08 March 2012
I go camping/hiking outside RAK fairly often. The difficulty for a tourist is that there's no clearly defined destination that you can…
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