MUSCAT: Frankincense trade is seen abundant growth in Oman and neighbouring Arab countries, a report by Kawa News has stated.
According to the report, although Oman’s wealth depends mainly on oil, frankincense plays an important economic role.
One has only to walk through the country’s markets to realise the importance of frankincense in Oman, as it is used daily to perfume clothes, as a part of interior decor, and also popularly used in treating digestive disorders.
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The high-quality resin is distilled for its healing properties, which include strengthening the immune system or treating respiratory problems. This premium-quality frankincense sells for about £70 per kilo.
The area known as the ‘Land of Frankincense’ extends from Dhofar Mountains to the borders of Yemen. This region, where frankincense is found in abundance, experiences cold and humid climate and the valleys here boasts plenty of incense trees.
The land of frankincense was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
Since ancient times, the resin was harvested and then exported via the frankincense routes, through the land routes of the Arabian Peninsula along the western coast, or the sea routes from the Samharam Port to the supply lines of the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians.
They were particularly fond of frankincense and were known to use it to embalm the mummies of the pharaohs.
