Oman’s most famous export

Oman’s most famous export

Muscat: The National Centre for Statistics and Information revealed that the frankincense export from the Sultanate of Oman reached RO 239,100, an increase of 148 per cent, in 2021 compared to the year 2020.

If we go back to the history of frankincense in the Sultanate of Oman, the Omani frankincense has been one of the most important exports of Oman to the world.

Frankincense was traditionally harvested by making small cuts in the bark of the frankincense tree. The liquid of this tree appears and turns into a white sticky substance that was then collected and stored in caves for drying. After drying, it was sent to Khor Rori and the country’s port for export to India or to Egypt and Palestine on camels in caravans that cross overland roads.

It can be better exploited in the future to be an important economic resource that can be relied upon by enacting laws and preparing new legislation to preserve frankincense trees. From this point, the government’s efforts to protect the frankincense trees continued. Like, the Wadi Dawka Protectorate was established, which contains large numbers of frankincense trees planted in the reserve, along with perennial natural trees. The importance of Wadi Dawka as a