Land of Frankincense

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oman on the Incense Road

1. Archaeological site of Shisr
2. Archaeological site and natural environment of Khor Rori
3. Archaeological site of al-Balid
4. Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah

CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)Reference1010Inscription2000 (24th Session)Area849.88 ha (2,100.1 acres)Buffer zone1,243.24 ha (3,072.1 acres)Coordinates

Location of Land of Frankincense in Oman

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Land of Frankincense (West and Central Asia)

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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 site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 as Frankincense Trail and was renamed in 2005 to Land of Frankincense.^[1]

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  Khor Rori
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  Al-Balid
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  Al-Balid

See also

• Museum of the Land of Frankincense

References

• Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1985). "Arabia's Frankincense Trail". National Geographic: 474–513.

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