{"id":2981,"date":"2021-09-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2021-09-21T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T17:08:24","slug":"name-that-country-bahla-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/name-that-country-bahla-fort\/","title":{"rendered":"Name That Country: Bahla Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bahlafort.jpg\" alt=\"Bahla Fort\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bahla Fort is just one of many historical forts in our mystery country. It is, however, one of the oldest and the only one listed as a UNESCO Historical Site. 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