More than 15,000 tourists visit land of Frankincense sites

Oman Monday 02/March/2020 21:45 PM
By: Times News Service
More than 15,000 tourists visit land of Frankincense sites

Salalah: The number of visitors to Land of Frankincense sites in the Governorate of Dhofar and Salut Archaeological Site in the Wilayat of Buhla in A’Dhakiliya Governorate during last January stood at 15,590, according to statistics from the Department of Frankincense Land Sites at the Office of His Majesty the Sultan’s Advisor for Cultural Affairs.
Al Baleed Archaeological Park and Frankincense Land Museum received 5154 visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received 3039 visitors while Wadi Dokka received 2543 visitors, Wabar archaeological site received 4532 visitors and Salut Archaeological Site received 322 visitors.
Al Baleed Archaeological Park Samahram, “Shasir Area” and WadiDokka are registered sites on the World Heritage List under the name “Land of Frankincense” sites.
The Office of His Majesty the Sultan’s Advisor for Cultural Affairs is developing several archaeological sites and providing them with utilities to serve the goals of cultural and archaeological tourism in the Governorate of Dhofar.