Land of Frankincense

Land of Frankincense
UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Boswellia sacra in Wadi Dowkah
Location	Dhofar, Oman
Includes	Archaeological site of Shisr; Archaeological site and natural environment of Khor Rori; Archaeological site of al-Balid; Frankincense Park of Wadi Dawkah;
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	1010
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Area	849.88 ha (2,100.1 acres)
Buffer zone	1,243.24 ha (3,072.1 acres)
Coordinates	18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°E
	Location of Land of Frankincense in Oman Land of Frankincense (West and Central Asia)

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.

References

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

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