THE LAND OF FRANKINCENSE: The guide to the History, Locations and UNESCO Sites of Frankincense in Dhofar Oman

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Product Description THE LAND OF FRANKINCENSE, IN DHOFAR OMAN. A guide to the history, biology and historic locations of Frankincense in Dhofar. For thousands of years Frankincense resin was an economic engine from Arabia. Sourced from the coast of incense of southern Arabia the resin became the gift given to Gods, Kings and Jesus. The books explains the Frankincense tree's biology, its history and the locations in Dhofar most associated with the tree and its trade. These include four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The book is available with full-colour photographs and is ideal to use on your own tour. If used with the author's updated Bradt Guide to Oman, the two books will inform and guide the user through the little known Land of Frankincense.  About the Author For almost 30 years Tony Walsh lived in Arabia and has explored The Land of Frankincense for most of them. He travels were often with tourists of his tour company. At other times he explored the mountains escarpments, places behind military checkpoints and into Yemen alone or with friends. Many of these off the beaten track places in Dhofar were included in the updated 2017 edition of the Bradt Guide to Oman. This book about Dhofar allows many of these little known corners of Arabia to be understood by other visitors to the region.