Wubar Archaeological Site is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located in Al Shisr, some 170 kilometers North of Salalah. Who Should Visit the ruins of Wubar? Since the ruins are at 2 hours drive from Salalah, each way, it wouldn’t be on the must see list of tourist attractions. Therefore, only visitors who …
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Al Baleed Archaeological Park (also Al Balid Archeological Site) is an open air historical park in Salalah, Oman. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous for the frankincense trade port in the past. The Remains of the City of Zafar Zafar, the earlier city of the modern time city of Salalah, is from …
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Wadi Dawkah – Natural Park of Frankincense Trees Wadi Dawkah is a natural park of famous Frankincense trees, which is also inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. The wadi in Dhofar region of Oman is a stony, semi desert valley, where the density of frankincense trees spreads across 5 square kilometers. Wadi Dawkah is a habitat for Boswellia …
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Mirbat, a fishing town some 75 kilometers away from Salalah, has beautiful beaches and traditional old houses. Old houses in Mirbat are must to see besides Mirbat Public Park, Beaches, Mirbat Fort, 2 miniature statues of prancing horses, Harbor, Bin Ali’s Mausoleum and Salalah Marriott Resort. Before the development project at Haffa Beach, Salalah, the old houses at …