Yanqul

Yanqul lies in a valley between Oman's Batinah coast and the inland country of Dhahirah. The settlement has long served as a link between these regions. At the village of al-Hosn, Bayt al-Marah Fort stands in Wadi Yanqul between the mountains of Hura and Khatim. Older houses in the neighbourhood were built of mud, palm fronds and trunks, with doors fashioned from the wood of the sidr tree. Their materials reflect the resources available to the people of the valley.