[oman-l] Eid Mubarak

[Franklin Wayne Poley]

On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Tommy_Erik_B=E4ck?= wrote:

> >Just curious Prince: Which Arab Nation identifies most with Ubar? Which
> >nation most sees it as their ancestral nation?
> >FWP.
> 
> Dhofar, Southern Oman, an hour north of Salalah. It's right there. It can be
> seen and touched. So Yemeni or Saudi claims can be forgotten.
> Tommy
> 
Thanks for the info. You know this "Future Cities" business is really 
catching fire. See <www.ifremer.fr/oceans98/> re the "Oceans '98" 
Conference later this year. It is focused on the development of 
economically self-sufficient shoreline or floating habitats. Sponsors are 
the IEEE and European Union of Marine and Science Technologies.
Now, if such habitats can be built anywhere on the seas they can be built 
in the most foreboding deserts if we apply the best of technology there too.
Saudi Arabia built a totally new high tech city called Jubail. How about 
such a city for Oman, a "New Ubar" if you will.?
FWP.

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