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Dhofar: Football and Memory in Oman

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In the city of Salalah, capital of the southern Omani province, football recalls the legacies of a past war, the Dhofar War. The guns fell silent there more than fifty years ago. However, the fault lines persist in new forms. The Salalah derby, pitting Dhofar SC against Al-Nasr SC, is a singular illustration, highlighting the political stakes of sport. In Salalah, a port city of 450,000 inhabitants in the Sultanate of Oman, located more than 1,0…
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In the city of Salalah, capital of the southern Omani province, football recalls the legacies of a past war, the Dhofar War. The guns fell silent there more than fifty years ago. However, the fault lines persist in new forms. The Salalah derby, pitting Dhofar SC against Al-Nasr SC, is a singular illustration, highlighting the political stakes of sport. In Salalah, a port city of 450,000 inhabitants in the Sultanate of Oman, located more than 1,0…

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orientxxi.info broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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