The Musandam Peninsula of Oman is a stunning and rugged place. The nature is nearly unbelievable, showing off deep blues, ...

We have the capability to close the Strait of Hormuz,” Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ...

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This story appears in the January 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. “Do you mind if I look around?” Alex asks the villagers. We’re standing with a group of fishermen in front of a ...

"I feel its warmth." Behind him, the village of Film, notched into the mountains of Oman's Musandam Peninsula, shimmered like a brazier. Goats panted in the shade cast by upturned boats and the ...

On the very tip of the Musandam Peninsula, which jutts onto the Strait of Hormuz, Kumzar, with its 4,500 souls, could be likened to a tiny Gallic village resisting occupation. A crossing point for ...