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| Kumzar: The Most Isolated Village in Oman's Deep North | Flanked by mountains and facing the open sea |
Kumzar: The Most Isolated Village in Oman's Deep North | Flanked by mountains and facing the open sea
Separated by a rocky desert 100 km from the main territory of Oman, a small village called kum Zar became such an isolated area that the people who lived and inhabited this village developed their own language and culture.
Kumzar Village located in the musandam of the northernmost province of the Sultanate of Oman is hidden in a narrow gap in the mountains and is located on the coastline with a position facing directly to the open sea The geographical character of Kumser Village is characterized by large rock formations that make vegetation almost unable to grow in this area uniquely even though it is located in a very remote location and can only be accessed by speed boat for one hour or for two and a half hours using a sailboat from Nearby Cities.
Kumzar village has about 3000 residents who are almost most of them have kinship ties, the average family living in this village has between 5 to 6 children which causes the birth rate in komser village to grow rapidly with a population of about 300 people per year For 500 years Kuser villagers have inhabited this area where most of the population lives in a semilumaden way in their autumn, winter and spring fishing and living in the village of Kumzar.
The kumzar people make a living by fishing which lives in the Gulf for 9 months of the year, but when summer arrives, when the temperature in the Gulf rises to reach 50 degrees Celsius, most of them leave the village of Kumzar to settle in a nearby port town, a place where they can harvest dates and have a second home in daily communication The kumzar people use the kumsari language which is a mixture of ancient Persian and Arabic conditions; The unique geography located between the thin mountain walls on three sides and the ocean on the other has shaped not only the language but also the way those people interpret the world around them.
The houses in this village are built very close together, the only gap between the crowded houses is the drainage canal, the houses are made of stone and have small courtyards and flat stone roofs, the whole village is surrounded by high mountains on all sides, except for the open part facing the sea which gives access to water and is where most daily activities at night There is not much to do in Komzar Village Because in this village there are only two restaurants, three shops and two mosques, but although very remote Geographically, kumser village can be said to be very Independent, they have schools, hospitals, and even desalination plants.