SALALAH: The number of visitors to Land of Frankincense sites in the Governorate of Dhofar during last October stood at 7,497 according to statistics released by the Department of Frankincense Land Sites at the Advisor to His Majesty the Sultan’s Office for Cultural Affairs. Al Baleed Archaeological Park and Frankincense Land Museum received 4,061 visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received 2,504 visitors while Wadi Dokka received 456 visitors and Wbar Archaeological site received 476 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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