Frankincense trail

Frankincense trail

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Land of Frankincense


State Party = OMA
Type = Cultural
Criteria = iii, iv
ID = 1010
Region = Arab States
Year = 2000
Session = 24th
Danger =
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1010
The Frankincense Trail is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees 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.

References

*cite journal |last= Abercrombie|first= Thomas J.|year= 1985|month= October|title= Arabia's Frankincense Trail|journal= National Geographic|volume= |issue= |pages= 474–513

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1010 UNESCO Frankincense Trail Site]


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