الحوية
A tiny oasis enclosed by dunes on all four sides, where houses sit on the sand.
Al Hawiyah means "the enclosed one": dunes surround the village on every side. Its falaj was once among the most generous in the area before it dried, and with so little flat ground the houses were built on top of the dunes, where children slide down the slopes.
The Bedouin traditionally gather here from June to September for the date harvest. After rain the sands glow and the wadi fills, which is the time to come for camel rides, sandboarding and balloon flights.
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موسم التبسيل عندنا في الحوية مو شغل بس، هو عيد. الأطفال يجمعون البسر والكبار على المراجل والكل يرجع البيت وريحة التمر في ثيابه.
Al HawiyahMy grandfather used to say the dunes near Al Hawiyah were higher when he was a boy. Last week I took my kids sliding down the same slope he did. Some things do not need to change.
Al Hawiyah
