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Friday, March 20, 2009
Special Interest Tourism
§Grouping together similar types of tourism experience, attraction or activity can result in the establishment of distinctive categories or types of tourism.
§These types of tourism have, in recent years, become known as ‘Special Interest Tourism’ (SIT) and are intricately associated with the actual attractions and activities sought by the tourist.
§Over time, different types of SIT will grow in popularity, mature and peak, and then decline.
Sohar
Sohar is one of the oldest and most famous cities throughout the history of Oman, was the capital of Oman in the different periods of time and formed a strategic location on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, an important center of the Omani economy through the ages, and is currently the administrative center of the North Batinah region in Oman, has called this name a reference to the Ben Sohar Ben Arm Sam Ben Noah, peace be upon him, did not know. Specifically. The history of the emergence of Sohar, but it has certainly been thriving in the era of Benny Aljlnde, who made them and the capital of Oman, at the advent of Islam was the hobbyhorse. Ibn al-classes in the air: When Aslam and Abdul Jeffer son Aljlnde better than he was among the Persians of Sohar to enter or get out of Islam, when he did not accept either of these options Qatlahm even out by them. And at the peak of prosperity in the fourth century AH. Maqdisi said: "The Sohar, Oman is the township, not the Sea of China is a country for him, Amer, parents, good, good, promenade, is the left and trade, and the fruit and the date. Markets a wonderful, nice, and Bildt, extended to the sea. Their role extended to the sea. Role wage and teak, the same high, with fresh wells, and a sweet. vestibule China, the Treasury and the Middle Iraq, Mgootp Yemen. " Alostchri said in the description: "It is the sea, shops and the sea, and in order to craft, a Oamr city of Amman, and more money. There is little known on the Sea Knight, and all the land of Islam, the city of Amara and more money, of Sohar.