Land of Frankincense | |
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Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
Ruins at Khor Rori
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Location | Oman |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv |
Reference | 1010 |
UNESCO region | Arab States |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Coordinates: 18°15′12″N 53°38′51.33″E / 18.25333°N 53.6475917°E
The Frankincense Trail 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 Frankincense Trail has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.