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Oman appears on the map of the Incense Trade Route a few centuries later when the iconic trading port of Khor Rori was founded. In 2000, UNESCO and the Sultanate of Oman signed a convention placing the Land of Frankincense on the World Heritage List. The poetic name encompasses four extraordinary locations in the Dhofar Valley, a nature reserve in Southern Oman: the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr (also known as Ubar); the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed, outstanding examples of medieval fortified settlements, and Wadi Dawkah, home to the world’s largest forest of Boswellia sacra trees.
In this episode, Dominique Roques discusses with archaeologist Sterren Le Maguer-Gillon about how these places all bear witness to an era when the Omani region was a strategic trading crossroads on the Incense Trade Route.