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OK not a small place....i would guess 100,000 Coconut trees will not consume a large amount of the country and might require a number of folks to care for them.
Posted on 07/28/2010 2:38:50 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
(MENAFN - Times of Oman) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in Dhofar.
This was sited by Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, minister of the Diwan of Royal Court. He said that the Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in the Governorate of Dhofar come within the framework of the Royal attention of His Majesty the Sultan to the agricultural sector in the Sultanate and care for it all over the country.
On the occasion of having the honour to declare this happy event for the people in the Governorate of Dhofar, Sayyid Al Busaidi expressed his utmost thanks and gratitude and his sincere loyalty and obedience to His Majesty on the occasion of the Blessed Renaissance Day Anniversary praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty and grant him good health and welfare.
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His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders to plant 100,000 coconut trees in Dhofar
I have spent time in Oman and found it to be a pleasant surprise!!
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Won’t these require water ...how might they do that.?
Isn’t he the gay sultan ? He’s a very good dresser, as far as sultans go.
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OK not a small place....i would guess 100,000 Coconut trees will not consume a large amount of the country and might require a number of folks to care for them.
A gay Sultan....how does he survive the Fundamentalists?
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Don’t they have enough coconuts in that region already?
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said ... Ill bet he is delighted with that name, Qaboos.
Omanis are primarily Ibadi Muslim , which is neither Shia or Sunni; a much less rabid form of Islam (with a lot less of the jihadi agression)..
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I did too. Very modern in the cities in most ways. Very pleasantly surprised at the almost cosmopolitan flair of Muscat
Thanks,...can learn something new every day around here.
Area total: 309,500 sq km
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Is he trying to reduce his carbon footprint or something?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA
That’s a lovely bunch of coconuts!
I remember that song...refreshing...thanks.
LOL ya beat me to it!
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