Salalah archaeological sites continue to impress visitors

Oman Tuesday 05/January/2016 22:15 PM
By: Times News Service
Salalah archaeological sites continue to impress visitors

Salalah: The number of visitors coming to the Al Baleed and Samahram archaeological sites was pegged at 12,780 in December, according to statistics from the Department of Frankincense Land Sites at His Majesty the Sultan's Advisor's Office for Cultural Affairs.
The Al Baleed Archaeological Park and Frankincense Land Museum received 7,631 visitors, while the Samahram archaeological site received 4,293 visitors; the Wadi Dokka site received 856 visitors.
The office of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said's Advisor 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.
The Al Baleed Archaeological Park Samahram, the "Shasir Area" and Wadi Dokka are registered sites on the World Heritage List under the category of "Land of Frankincense" sites.