Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn.Oman.

 

The archaeological complex of Bat, al-Khutm and al-Ayn represents one of the most complete and well preserved ensembles of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium BCE worldwide.This unique ensemble of 4000-5000 year-old burial monuments, towers, and remains of settlement in the Arabian Peninsula is part of the modern village of Bat, in the Wadi Sharsah approximately 24 kilometres east of the city of Ibri, in the Al-Dhahira Governorate of north-western Oman.Seven monumental stone towers have been discovered at Bat and one is located in al-Khutm, 2 km west of Bat. The towers feature a circular outer wall about 20-25 m in diameter, and two rows of parallel compartments on either side of a central well.

Oman

Date of Inscription: 1988

Dossier: 434

Source:Unesco.Org

Thank you Boris for the beauiful and rare UNESCO heritage site card sent from Oman while on tour.

2021 Stamp- Corals of Oman

Stamp is in Mint condition.ie: not postally cancelled

Land of Frankincense,Oman.

The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world. 
 Wadi Dawkah is a major place where the frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) can still be found and frankincense is harvested to this day. The wadi seasonally drains the north-south mountains disappearing into the desert of the ´Empty Quarter´, the Rub al Khali. The trees grow in the alluvial bed of the wadi under the extreme heat of this region.
Date of Inscription: 2000
Ref: 1010 (Unesco.Org)
Thank you Marina for this fascinating heritage site card.
1973 Stamp- National Day

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The Land of Frankincense dramatically illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries.

The successive ports of Khor Rori (4th century BC to the 5th century AD) and Al Baleed (8th century till 16th century AD) and an outpost close to the Great Desert Rub Al Khali, Shisr, about 170 km inland, represent in a unique way the distribution of frankincense which was produced in the wadis of the coastal hinterland. All three sites were exceptionally fortified. Wadi Dawka is an outstanding example of the growth of the frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) from which the resin was produced, collected and traded.It is a major place where the frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) can still be found and is harvested to this day. The Wadi seasonally drains the north-south mountains disappearing into the desert of the ´Empty Quarter,the Rub al Khali. The trees grow in the alluvial bed of the wadi under the extreme heat of this region.

Date of Inscription: 2000

Dossier: 1010

Source:Unesco.Org

Thank you Boris for the beauiful and rare UNESCO heritage site card sent from Oman while on tour.

2022 Stamp- The 5th Anniversary of the National Museum's Public Opening(But year is 2021 n the stamp)

Stamp is in Mint condition.ie: not postally cancelled

Bahla Fort,Oman.

# Cristina.