Bahla This Fort is one of four historic fortresses.It is situated at the foot of the Djebel Akhdar highlands in Oman.

It was constructed in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the oasis of Bahla was robust under the control of the Banu Nebhan tribe.

The fort\'s ruined adobe walls and towers rise some 165 feet above its sandstone foundations.

Nearby to the southwest is the Friday Mosque with a 14th-century sculpted mihrab.

The fort was not built-up or preserved before 1987, and had fallen into a parlous state.The parts of the walls collapsing each year in the rainy season.

In 1987,the fort became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It was added in the List of World Heritage Sites in danger from 1988.