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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Heritage sites in Dhofar attract 13,000 visitors in September

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The number of visitors to Land of Frankincense sites in Dhofar during September stood at 13,081, according to statistics from the Department of Frankincense Land Sites at His Majesty the Sultan’s Adviser’s Office for Cultural Affairs.


Al Baleed Archaeological Park and Frankincense Land Museum received 8,597 visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received 4,138 visitors while Wadi Dokka received 202 visitors and Wbar Archaeological site received 144 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 Adviser for Cultural Affairs is developing several archaeological sites and providing them with utilities to serve the goals of cultural and archaeological tourism in Dhofar.


— ONA


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