MUSCAT, OMAN - NOVEMBER 05: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales accompanied by a local guide and a representative from the Ministry of Tourism takes a walking tour of the  200 year-old village of Misfat Al Abriyeen village on November 5, 2016 in Muscat, Oman. The Prince stopped at a viewpoint overlooking the city before walking through the narrow pathways of the village and down a hill past an intricate falaj system (the traditional irrigation method) to a restored building which has been turned into a hostel for visitors. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a Royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images) 

 

Misfat al Abriyeen is a unique mountainous village divided into two distinct settlements  the Old and New villages. The Old village, that His Royal Highness will be touring, was built over 200 years ago and is a traditional Omani village, complete with agricultural terraces along the mountain slopes and traditional mud houses built with carved wooden doors, palm frond roofs and solid rock foundations
Picture: Arthur Edwards