13,511 tourists visit the Land of Frankincense sites
Published: 05:01 PM,Jan 03,2019 | EDITED : 04:05 PM,May 02,2024
Salalah: The number of visitors to Land of Frankincense sites in the Governorate of Dhofar during last December stood at (13,511) tourists, 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 (6522) visitors, Samahram Archaeological Site received (4117) visitors while Wadi Dokka received (1408) visitors and Wbar Archaeological site received (1464) visitors.
Al Baleed Archaeological Park, Samahram, Wabar 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. --ONA