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#212083 - 11/12/05 01:24 PM < ****
pm77 Offline
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Registered: 08/08/05
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#212084 - 11/14/05 12:46 PM < [Re: pm77]
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#212085 - 11/15/05 03:29 AM Re: KMZ updated [Re: pm77]
liverpoolmiss Offline
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Registered: 11/08/05
Posts: 36
Wow, that makes the huge scale of the sinkhole very clear. It's not surprising they told stories about angry gods when half their town collapsed. Abandoning it to the sands was probably the only option.

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#212086 - 02/22/07 09:48 AM Re: Ubar, More Information & Descriptions [Re: pm77]
Schreurs_Jan Offline
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 40
Satellite maps and full story on Ubar can be found on my website:
Have fun reading. Lovely place.
http://home.hetnet.nl/~lilian_jan_schreurs/oman/Ubar.htm
When you are there just check-out the Rub Al Khali just to the west of Shisr:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~lilian_jan_schreurs/oman/Salalah06.htm

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#212087 - 02/23/07 12:36 AM Re: Ubar, a lost city found by Space Shuttle [Re: pm77]
heamit Offline
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Registered: 10/26/06
Posts: 2333
A great post for a fascinating story - thanks!
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