Another part of the Wadi Bani Habib abandoned village complex – less often photographed as it is further along the ridge; it sustained less damage during the 1950’s campaign.
Although Shackleton bombers of the RAF bombed the Jebel Akhdar plateau, this bombing was largely ineffective as the RAF had orders only to bomb caves and water systems, not villages. So although there are several caves in this area, how much damage was done by the bombers is hard to determine. The construction of this type of building needs constant maintenance otherwise it soon succumbs to storm damage; so a lot of what can be seen could be age related.
David A Lockwood 
Fascinating history and a superb image
Thank you,
I should collect all the bits of history I have for this period and post. A lot can be found from Google (Jebel Akhdar war 1950’s) and way back there was a Persian campaign which resulted in a lot of routes being made so they could penetrate this mountain range.
David.
The village looks perfectly camouflaged with the surrounding hills…
Nice shot,
It is isn’t it, I remember driving passed an abandoned village on Jebel Harim many times before I realised it was there.
David.