Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Bahla Fort' has mentioned 'Fort' in the following places:
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| Bahla Fort (Arabic: xd9x82xd9x84xd8xb9xd8xa9 xd8xa8xd9x87xd9x84xd8xa7xd8xa1xe2x80x8e; transliterated: Qal'at Bahla') is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Jebel Akhdar highlands in Oman and the country's only UNESCO-listed fort added in 1987. | WIKI |
| The fort underwent massive restoration efforts and reopened in 2012. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History of Bahla Fort 2 Structure of Bahla Fort 3 Risks to the Fort 4 Previous restorations 5 References 6 External links | WIKI |
| The fort is believed to have been built between the 12th and 15th century by the Banu Nebhan tribe who inhabited the area at the time and were known for controlling the trade of frankincense at the time. | WIKI |
| As part of the complex, there is also a citadel oasis adjacent to the fort and an ancient wall spanning 13 kilometres part of which are still standing. | WIKI |
| As the fort was built with bricks made of mud and straw, erosion damaged the structure until rehabilitation efforts were launched. | WIKI |
| There are three main parts inside the fort. | WIKI |
| The oldest part of the fort is Al-Qasabah. | WIKI |
| Risks to the Fort[edit] | WIKI |
| Preservation attempt in 1995 was found to be a renovation not a restoration because the aim of the remodeling was to make the fort look new. | WIKI |
| Parts of the ancient wall surrounding the fort have been destroyed or altered because of nearby building construction. | WIKI |
| The fort and settlement, a mud-walled oasis in the Omani desert, owed its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan tribe (Nabahina), who dominated the central Omani region and made Bahla their capital from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. | UNESCO |
| The pre-gunpowder style fort with rounded towers and castellated parapets, together with the perimeter sur of stone and mud brick technology demonstrates the status and influence of the ruling elite. | UNESCO |
| The remaining mud brick family compounds of traditional vernacular houses (harats) including al-Aqr, al-Ghuzeili, al-Hawulya and the associated mosques, audience halls (sablas), bath houses, together with the dwellings of the fort guards (askari) demonstrate a distinctive settlement pattern related to the location of the falaj. | UNESCO |
| The location of the souq placed it within easy surveillance from the fort on its rocky outcrop nearby. | UNESCO |
| Maintaining the surveillance role of the fort in relation to the souq, the surrounding settlement and the gateways will similarly depend on careful management of development within the property. | UNESCO |
| At the time of inscription, the fort was dilapidated and decaying rapidly after each rainy season. | UNESCO |
| Consolidation works to some sections of the fort including Bayt al-Jabal, the entrance hall (sabah), and north-west and south-west walls using inappropriate materials were carried out in the early 1990s, and an audience hall (sabla) in the courtyard was demolished in 1992. | UNESCO |
| The sabla was reconstructed in 1999 in the courtyard of the fort. | UNESCO |
| Accurate records have been kept of the work and full documentation of the fort has since been carried out including a photogrammetric survey. | UNESCO |
| The Fort and its environs are controlled by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in Muscat, which has a regional office in the Dakhliyeh region and a site office at Bahla. | UNESCO |
| Several of the actions set out in the Management Plan have been taken forward and implemented, including conservation of the Friday mosque, the qasaba, the sur and gateways, development of guidelines for rehabilitation of the harats, diversion of through traffic, electrification of the fort and installation of a site museum in Bayt al-Hadith within the fort. | UNESCO |