Each spring, thanks to irrigation techniques that date back to antiquity, the harsh, vertiginously terraced slopes of Jabal Akhdar, a lush and green peak in Oman’s Hajar Mountains, radiate pink. From April to mid-May, riotous fields of Rosa damascen
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