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The Land of Frankincense (Arabic: أرض البخور, romanized: ʿArḍ al-Bakhūr) is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees, Khor Rori and the remains of a caravan oasis , which were crucial to the medieval incense trade.
The Museum of the Land of Frankincense [1] [2] (aka the Land of Frankincense Museum [3]) is a museum in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman, based on frankincense, in association with the Al-Baleed Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Inscriptions at Khor Rori report that the town of Sumhuram (Hadramautic: s 1 mhrm), was founded on royal initiative and settled by Hadhrami emigrants. The Dhofar region was the main source of frankincense in the ancient period, and it seems likely that the foundation of the settlement by the Hadhramaut was in part motivated by wish to control the production of this valuable commodity.
Frankincense Boswellia carteri tree that produces frankincense, growing inside Biosphere 2. Frankincense, also known as olibanum (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ b ə n ə m /), [1] is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French franc encens ('high-quality ...
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Wādī Dawkah (Arabic: وادي دوكة) is a wadi in Dhofar, Oman. Beside its headwater there is a park with vast vegetation of frankincense trees , which has been a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Land of Frankincense since 2000.
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The site was originally listed as The Frankincense Trail but renamed to its present name in 2005. [8] Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman: Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Ash Sharqiyah South: 2006 1207; v (cultural) Aflaj is a traditional irrigation system in Oman that has been in use since at least the year 500. Groundwater or spring water is ...