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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 area represents a popular tourist spot within Oman and since 2000, is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Land of Frankincense. [ 3 ] Khor Rori is best known for the ruins of the ancient fortified port city of Sumhuram on the eastern bank, which was founded in the 3rd century BC as an outpost for the Kingdom of Ḥaḍramawt . [ 4 ]
The English word frankincense derives from the Old French expression franc encens, meaning 'true incense', maybe with the sense of 'high quality incense'. [4] [2] The adjective franc in Old French meant 'noble, true', in this case perhaps 'pure'; although franc is ultimately derived from the tribal name of the Franks, it is not a direct reference to them in the word francincense.
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.
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 ...
Boswellia sacra, also known as Boswellia carteri and others, and commonly called the frankincense tree or the olibanum tree, is a tree in the genus Boswellia, in the Burseraceae family, from which frankincense, a resinous dried sap, is harvested. [5]
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In the West B. frereana is called "Coptic Frankincense" as this is the type and grade used by the Coptic Church of Egypt. 80% of B. frereana production is sold to Saudi Arabia where it is traditionally brought home by Muslim pilgrims. The remaining 20% is sold all around the world.