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Visit Frankencense Park of Wadi Dawkah, Oman (UNESCO site)
Frankencense Park of Wadi Dawkah is located about 40 km north of Salalah and have many a natural park with many frankincense trees. It is easily accessible the via the road from Salalah-Thumrayt. Wadi Dawkah was selected as a location for the national park due to the high density of frankincense trees and its proximity to Salalah.
The Wadi Dawkah natural park stretches over the bed of the wadi approx. 4km from northwest to southeast. Frankincense trees are being planted in Wadi Dawkah, in an effort to increase the frankincense tree population.
Wadi Dawkah has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 2000. The official citation reads: “The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Balid vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world.”
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