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Decision 24 COM X.C.1
The Frankincense Trail (Oman)

Property: The Frankincense Trail

Id. N°: 1010

State Party: Oman

Criteria: C (iii) (iv)

The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv).

Criterion (iii): The group of archaeological sites in Oman represent the production and distribution of frankincense, one of the most important luxury items of trade in the Old World in antiquity.

Criterion (iv): The Oasis of Shisr and the entrepots of Khor Rori and Al-Balid are outstanding examples of medieval fortified settlements in the Persian Gulf region.

At the initiative of ICOMOS, and with the agreement of the State Party the name of the property was changed to The Frankincense Trail.

Decision Code
24 COM X.C.1
Themes
Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties 1
Properties 1
Year
2000
Documents
WHC-2000/CONF.204/21
Report of the twenty-fourth session of the World Heritage Committee (Cairns, Australia, 27 November – 2 December 2000)
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