Frankincense Land

We are in the heart of "The Land of Incence"... most notably... Frankincense. The frankincense trees are everywhere. With the seaport right here and the incense route nearby...this was and is the Frankincense center of the world. We visited the newly opened Museum of the Frankincense Land. Pictures were prohibited...so I bought the museum books to bring home to share the rich maritime history in this area. This was an important stop on our Lehi Trail because it displayed styles of ships made in Oman, the sea routes used to transport incense back to the Mediterranean area, and most importantly the tools and materials used to make ropes and build ships anciently. Many of the displays dated back to 600BC when Lehi's family would have been here.

We also visited an ancient seaport that has just been discovered by archaeologists in the last 10 years. The site is "in progress" and changes monthly as more is uncovered. The shipping port dates back to the 10th century AD.

Then we did get to shop at the local incense souk (market). So, I'm bringing home some frankincense and myrhh!