Dout grows one of finest date palms in Oman

Energy Saturday 25/February/2017 16:23 PM
By: Times News Service
Dout grows one of finest date palms in Oman

Dhank: Growing one of the finest date palms in Oman, Dout town is located in the Wilayat of Dhank in the Governorate of A'Dhahirah. It is surrounded from north by a range of mountains that meets with Yanqul mountains and from the south by the towns of Al Maamour and Al Mazim and from east by Safalat Fida and from west by the Wilayat's mountains.
Sheikh Said bin Salim bin Rashid Al Badi, the town's in-charge said that the town had recently organised dates festival.
He added that the town is also famous for growing of vegetables and fruits, such as grapes, mango and guava as well as animal fodder.
He added that the town has two Falaj system for irrigation of its trees, one is Dawoodi to irrigate crops and the other known as Falaj Al Mahdooth. An Aflai dam is currently under construction in the town, which will feed wells and increase water levels in the town. It is worth mentioning that this dam is being constructed by the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources.
Of the archaeological monuments in the town is Dout Fort whose parts tell about its history.
The citizens of the town used to get together in the fort for consultation and to meet their needs.
In addition, there is Old Al Maasarah Fort, inside which
there is an old mosque that was built in the reign of Imam Azzan bin Qais.
There are a number of old mosques in the town of Dout, including Al Khuba Mosque, al Lambaja and Halalh.
The town is known for its caves, like Majdal cave, mountains, like Qaran Al Katmoola, and wadis like Al Afli and Halalh.
Among the old neighbourhoods in the town of Dout are Al Madri, Al Manajeer and Al Balad.
The town is famous for breeding pure-bred camels as the citizens are eager to participate in the Ardha and Mazayna sports.
Sheikh Saif bin Rashid bin Ali Al Badi, the municipal council member said that the town has received a number of services during the Renaissance era, such as electricity, water, transport, communications and education. There are two schools in the town, one for males and another for females. The town is linked to the centre of the wilayat by a paved road, adding that among the important road projects in the town is the Yanqul-Fida-Dhank Road which helped boost tourism and social relations with other villages and towns in the Wilayat of Dhank and linked it with the
Wilayat of Yanqul, adding that the Governorate of A'Dhahirah is linked with the Governorate of North Al Batinah through the road linking the Wilayats of Yanqul and Sohar.