Tour of Birkat Al-Mawz

The first attraction of the city that we will visit is a large castle called Bait al Redidah. There is also a large free car park

Not far from the castle is a watchtower on a small rocky hill. We climb to it, because we expect a nice view of the surroundings.

There is a really nice view from the tower, but it's an otherwise strange place, because there are several carcasses of goats

From the tower you can see our next destination – the old town of clay houses located at the foot of the mountains directly above the oasis

The local oasis is really large and survives thanks to an ingenious irrigation system that draws water from the surrounding mountains.

The more modern part of the city is south and west of the oasis and there is probably no reason to explore it any more

At sunset we are just back at the castle, so we can enjoy what it looks like lit up in gold

Several narrow roads lead through the oasis. There are small fields under the palm trees. Pleasant walk

It will take us quite a while to find our way from the oasis to another lookout ridge and another watchtower.

At dusk we still walk through the abandoned old town. Interesting atmosphere to browse vacant houses with lots of uneven things.