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Masirah Island legend

Parchment style artwork of a pearl diver holding a glowing pearl, Omani folktale from Masirah Island.

The Pearl That Held the Moon

Along the windswept shores of Masirah Island, where the Indian Ocean breathes steadily against rock and sand, the people lived by the rhythm of the sea. Their days were shaped by tides and weather, and their hopes rested on the skill of their pearl divers, the ghaws who descended into the deep with little more than rope, stone, and faith.

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