Jump to content

Land of Frankincense

Coordinates: 18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°E / 18.253333; 53.647583
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by InternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs) at 23:11, 22 February 2020 (Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Land of Frankincense
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ruins at Khor Rori
LocationDhofar, Oman
Includes
  1. Archaeological site of Shisr [commons]
  2. Archaeological site and natural environment of Khor Rori
  3. Archaeological site of al-Balid [commons]
  4. Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah [commons]
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference1010
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
Area849.88 ha (2,100.1 acres)
Buffer zone1,243.24 ha (3,072.1 acres)
Coordinates18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°E / 18.253333; 53.647583
Land of Frankincense is located in Oman
Land of Frankincense
Location of Land of Frankincense in Oman

The Land of Frankincense 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.[citation needed]

Flowers and branches of the Boswellia sacra tree, the species from which most frankincense is derived
Ruins and seashore

See also

References

  • Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1985). "Arabia's Frankincense Trail". National Geographic: 474–513.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Land of Frankincense.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Land of Frankincense.
Articles


Stub icon

This article about the geography of Oman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Land_of_Frankincense&oldid=942154699"