Wadi Dawkah
| Wādī Dawkah | |
|---|---|
 Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah | |
 | |
| Native name | وادي دوكة (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | Oman |
| Governorate | Dhofar |
| Provinces | Salalah, Thumrayt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jabal al-Qarā |
| • location | Salalah |
| Mouth | Rub' al Khali |
• location | Dawkah, Thumrayt |
• coordinates | 18°40′N 53°52′E / 18.667°N 53.867°E[1] |
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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hilbert, Yamandú H.; Crassard, Rémy; Rose, Jeffrey I.; Geiling, Jeanne M.; Usik, Vitaly I. (2016-09-15). "Technological homogeneity within the Arabian Nubian Complex: Comparing chert and quartzite assemblages from central and southern Arabia". Journal of Lithic Studies. 3 (2): 416. doi:10.2218/jls.v3i2.1420. ISSN 2055-0472.
- ^ "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2000. Retrieved 2024-01-28.