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A short drive from Nizwa centre is the old village of Tanuf, known for its seasonal waterfalls. Waterfalls in Tanuf are unique to the area within the steep mountain sides and the water reservoir. Tanuf with its dam, waterfalls, wadi and falaj is a very popular picnic destination during rain time.





Apparently in the late 1950s, there was some rebellion by the people of this town, and therefore it was being bombed during the war.









A lot of people fled to the mountains and the town was badly damaged. What we see today are the remains of this old Tanuf town which was still inhabited in the 1950s before the war came.






I feel that the best time of the day is during late afternoon where the setting sun is not so hot, and the yellowish sunlight casts a beautiful yellow colour onto the ruins.

As you are about to reach the ruins in Tanuf, you will pass by a nice small town in which crops are being grown, which is something that is not common in Oman.

As there are not many tourists visiting Tanuf, you can land up in a situation whereby you are the only person in the ruins of the old Tanuf town. This was what happened to me, and the silence in the ruins was indeed very spooky.