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Name That Hat: Oman

by Brett Atkinson (RSS feed) on Aug 28th 2007 at 5:40AM

Thanks to all who posted answers for the inaugural Name That Hat. The winner was Moody75 who correctly guessed Oman. The name of the hat is a kumma, not "Steve" as the oddly named oddsocks opined. This one was bought at the main souk on the Muscat Corniche.

A couple of readers guessed Nigeria and Tanzania, and it's true you'll find similar head gear throughout other parts of Muslim Africa. Tanzania is a particularly good guess because Zanzibar was an East African destination for many of the Arab traders from Oman.

The name of the town where dhows (right) are built is Sur, and the world's grandest canyon after the Grand Canyon is the magnificent Wadi Ghul.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Oman

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