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Nizwa Fort in Nizwa, Oman. All pictures: Victor Besa / The National

Places to visit in Oman: Nizwa Fort, Mutra Souq, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and more - in pictures

Visitors take pictures as an elephant swims at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Reuters

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A devotee prays in front of big Buddha statues in the early morning mist at Wat Phra That Pha Sorn Kaew temple, Phetchabun province, Thailand. Reuters

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