Tourism ministry reopens this fort in Oman

Muscat: The Al Khaboura Fort in the Governorate of North Batinah has been reopened, the Ministry of Tourism has announced.

The fort, according to officials, was earlier closed due to maintenance work.

In a statement online, the Ministry of Tourism said, "The Ministry of Tourism reopened the Al Khaboura Fort in North Batinah Governorate to visitors after completion of the maintenance work [that was being] carried out by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture."

The fort will be open to visitors from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. The Ministry added, “[We] wish that visitors [get to] a spend good and useful time at our historic sites.”