Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured from ISS Salalah, Oman.
With approx. 200,000 population, Salalah (Arabic: صَلَالَة, romanized: Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Salalah is the birthplace of the former sultan, Qaboos bin Said. Salalah attracts many people from other parts of Oman and the Persian Gulf region during the monsoon/khareef season, which spans from June to September. Tourists visit Salalah during this season. The climate of the region and the monsoon allows the city to grow some vegetables and fruits like coconut and bananas. There are many gardens within the city where these vegetables and fruits grow.
(Credit: Soichi Noguchi, JAXA, NASA)
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Soichi Noguchi’s Tweet
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