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  • Oman, Wadi Dawkah, frankincense trees in the desert area of the UNESCO - designated "Land of Frankincense."  Closeup of branches, desert beyond. Branches are slit so that the leaking resin can be collected.
    Frankincense_tree_OMN200801--4040.jpg
  • A frankincense tree alone in the Arabian desert, where in ancient times the frankincense trade plied from the Arabian sea to the Mediterranean.
    frankincense_tree_OMN200801-4033.jpg
  • Oman, Wadi Dawkah, frankincense trees in the araea part of the UNESCO - designated "Land of Frankincense."  Close up of a branch with new leaves on a living tree.
    Frankincense_tree_branches_OMN200801...jpg
  • Landscape with a single fully grown frankincense tree in the UNESCO-designated Land of Frankincense region of southwest Oman.
    frankincense_tree_OMN200801-4033.jpg
  • Ruins of a trade warehouse near the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.  The wall stumps are the remains of a stopover on the frankincense trade route through the Arabian peninsula.
    Wadi_Haynun_Dhofar_OMN200801--4063.jpg
  • Map of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area, on a board posted near the entrance.
    Al_Baleed_Oman_OMN200801--4213.jpg
  • Entrance to the archaeological museum and tourist comfort building at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area.
    Al_Baleed_Oman_OMN200801--4207.jpg
  • Views of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area.  Information at http://www.omanet.om/english/tourism/herit/archo.asp?cat=tour&subcat=herit1
    Ancient_site_Al_Baleed_OMN200801--41...jpg
  • Curled and twisted branches of a frankincense tree, its leaves and trunks shadowed on the desert sand below
    OMN200801-4039ptg_border.jpg
  • Oman, entrance to the ruins at Ubar (also known as Shisr or Wubar).  Remains of stone built walls, with sinkhole below into which the ancient site fell. Though the Quran story describes a wealthy city which vanished, this site was most probably a walled caravanserai around a water hole.  About 30 campsites have been identified in the vicinity.  Site identified by Wilfred Thesiger and Nicholas Clapp in 1990, using satellite photographs.
    Oman_Wubar_ruins_Ancient_Oman_Omani_...jpg
  • Views of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area. Entrance to the Al Baleed Archaeological Park near Salalah, Oman.
    OMN200801--4208.jpg
  • Cliff formations in the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.  Multiple horizontal striations in blues, yellows, and white, interspersed with white and beige sand.  Pale blue sky above.
    Wadi_Haynun_Dhofar_OMN200801--4061pr...jpg
  • Cliff formations in the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.  The wadi does not fill.  A row of ancient headstones can be seen along the cliff on the other side of the wadi.  It is empty, abandoned, featureless, dry.  In ancient times it was a busy trading route.
    OMN200801--4054.jpg
  • Cliff formations in the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.
    OMN200801--4061.jpg
  • Views of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area. Entrance to the Al Baleed Archaeological Park near Salalah, Oman.
    Al_Baleed_Oman_OMN200801--4208.jpg
  • Cliff formations in the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.
    Wadi_Haynun_Dhofar_OMN200801--4054.jpg
  • Cliff formations in the vast Wadi Haynun, near the UNESCO "Land of Frankincense" preservation area, Dhofar, Oman.  A row of tri-lobed pre-Islamic Arab tombs line the top above the horizontal layers stepping below.
    Wadi_cliff_side_OMN200801--4061.jpg
  • Views of the archaeological site at Al Baleed, part of UNESCO's Land of Frankincense preservation area.  Carved stone column capital lies on the ground.
    Al_Baleed_archaeological_site_OMN200...jpg
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