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Land of Frankincense
| Site number: | 1010 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | Ancien&Medieval | |
| Date of Inscription: | 2000 | |
| Location: | Middle East, Oman, Dhofar Province | |
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| Description: | Wadi Dawkah’s frankincense trees and Shisr/Wubar’s caravan oasis remains as well as the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Balid brilliantly demonstrate the trade in frankincense that thrived for many centuries within this region. It is one of the ancient and medieval world’s most significant trading activities. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | |
| The Frankincense Trail is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees and the remains of a caravan oasis, which were crucial to the medieval incense trade. The Frankincense Trail has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1010 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |