Le 31 décembre 2023
C’est en voiture sur la route Expressway de Muscat que j’ai repéré une belle zone de montagnes ruiniformes, aux confins de l’agglomération et de son urbanisation galopante, une étendue encore vierge de constructions - sans doute protégée par son relief escarpé. Une virée sur les photos satellite plus tard, nous voilà un beau matin sur le parking d’une toute nouvelle zone industrielle prêts à explorer l’endroit, juste avant de prendre le bus pour Dubaï. Les images mentales glanées sur les vues satellite et les photos entraperçues sur le Web n’auront pas menti : c’est improbable aussi près de la capitale mais superbe et complètement sauvage sur des sentiers aériens peu ou pas marqués, dans un paysage de plateaux arides et de canyons aux crêtes découpées survolés par de nombreux rapaces. On peut se croire dans l’Ouest américain… si ce n’est le chant des muezzins parfois audible et la vue sur la ville vers le nord !
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les nombreux rapaces au-dessus des crêtes
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sur la ligne de crêtes, vers la tour appelée "Muscat cannon"
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