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Culture
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Culture of Masirah is associated to the profession they are into. The earliest residents of Masirah Island looked to the sea for subsistence. The hinterland was arable, but water for irrigation was hard to come by. For these people, a visit to the Malabar Coast was far more rewarding and satisfying. Each year after the monsoon winds had spent their force, they sailed across the ocean to barter dates, frankincense and dried fish in exchange for rice, lentils & condiments.
The more enterprising sailed on to Sri Lanka and then beyond, through the Strait of Malacca to China. People living in the coastal areas around Tirur and Ponani still recall the visit of the Omani vessels. "The Omani has come; the Omani has come" was a familiar piece of bazaar news. Masirah Island has along history as one of Oman's foremost trading ports. People become more conservative but no less hospitable. The forbidding mountains and formidable deserts have kept them isolated from external influences so a foreign face becomes a welcome diversion.
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