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Word: salalah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...started flowing in 1967, the year when past and present began to clash in Oman. Rebel groups had already mounted an insurrection to overthrow Sultan Said bin Taimur, then 56, a paranoid tyrant who hoarded gold from oil revenues in the cellar of his ancient castle in Salalah because he believed paper currency was worthless. Under his medieval rule, slavery was sanctioned, and no one could travel abroad without his permission. It was against the law for an Omani to wear spectacles or ride a bicycle. In the whole country there were only two post offices, three miles of asphalt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OMAN: Emerging from the Dark Ages | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

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