Over 12,000 tourists visit Oman's Land of Frankincense sites in January

Energy Sunday 03/February/2019 22:26 PM
By: Times News Service
Over 12,000 tourists visit Oman's Land of Frankincense sites in January

Salalah: The number of visitors to Land of Frankincense sites in the Governorate of Dhofar during January stood at 12,564, 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 6,187 visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received 4,187 visitors while Wadi Dokka received 1,063 visitors and Wabar archaeological site received 1,127 visitors.
Al Baleed Archaeological Park Samahram, “Shasir Area” and Wadi Dokka 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.