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Land of Frankincense

Land of Frankincense

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oman on the Incense Road

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.

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

  • Khor Rori
  • Al-Balid
  • Al-Balid

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Decision 29 COM 8B.2 Changes to Names of Properties (The Land of Frankincense)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  • Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1985). "Arabia's Frankincense Trail". National Geographic: 474–513.
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