Calm in chaos

A farmer has withdrawn from the weekly cattle market in Nizwa: This market is probably the biggest spectacle in Oman and Omanis come from all over to haggle loudly for goats, sheep and cattle. Visitors to the cattle market in Nizwa feel like they have been transported back in time.

The animals are paraded in a circle and the seller calls out his asking price to the crowd. The potential buyers shout back their asking prices. Once a buyer has been found, money and livestock change hands. Naturally, this has become a tourist magnet with corresponding visitor numbers. | Oman