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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Over 40,000 tourists visit Al Baleed, Samahram sites

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SALALAH: The number of visitors to Al Baleed and Samahram Archaeological Sites during last August stood at 40,057 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 30,029 visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received 9,568 visitors while Wadi Dokka received 363 visitors and Wbar Archaeological Site received 97 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 the Governorate of Dhofar. — ONA


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