Over 12,000 tourists visit Al Baleed, Samahram sites

SALALAH: The number of visitors to Al Baleed and Samahram Archaeological Sites during last January 2018 stood at 12,019 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 5,459 visitors while Samahram Archaeological Site received 3,501 visitors, Wadi Dokka received 978 visitors and Wbar Archaeological site received 2,081 visitors. 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. 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. — ONA