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QurumNatural ParkSet in the heart of Muscat, Qurum NaturalPark is a well-known attraction in the city, butone which is rarely taken full-advantage of.Although titled as natural this park is actuallya man-made sanctuary, which has donewonders to promote and encourage naturalwildlife and vegetation that now flourishes inan urban area.The park provides a close-at-hand refugefor tired city folk. It’s little wonder why thisEden is close to the heart of many residents inMuscat, with 1,715,449 square meters of lushvegetation, along with a lake and a host ofwildlife living amongst the foliage. This projecthas truly been a revelation within the countryof how to work together with the delicatenatural ecosystem. Let’s hope the same caregoes into other natural sites in Oman, whichappear to be littered with refuse.18 19Photography Jerzy Wierzbicki