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[[The Lavatia of Oman: Arabs or Khojas - An Intriguing Paradigm of Binary Identity. Hasnain Walji]]

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-The Lavatia of Oman: Arabs or Khojas - An Intriguing Paradigm of Binary Identity.
+Hasnain Walji]]
-Hasnain Walji
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-As we came to land at Muscat airport, our guide, a Muscati scholar originally from Iraq and now working in Holland, had joined us for the Khoja Studies Conference in Mumbai, pointed to Matrah, situated a few miles west of Muscat. Set amid volcanic hills, Matrah was the hub of business and is the location of Sur al-Lavatia – an area as mysterious as the people who used to live there and still own the houses there.  Located at the heart of one of Oman’s major tourist spots, Matrah is flanked by a corniche walkway where cruise ships offload hundreds of tourists.