Salalah
Oman's south is a different country for two months a year: the khareef monsoon turns the hills green and Gulf families arrive in convoy. Frankincense country, and the ruins prove it.
Salalah in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Salalah
Where to stay in Salalah
Salalah in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Salalah
Al-Baleed Archaeological Park is an archaeological park located in Al Balīd of Salalah, Dhofar, Oman. It is a part of the Land of Frankincense in the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
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Khor Rori is a bar-built estuary at the mouth of Wādī Darbāt in the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, near Taqah. It is an intermittently closed/open lake/lagoon, with an inlet from Arabian Sea that is usually disconnected. It is a major breeding ground for birds, and used to act as an important harbour for frankincense trade when it was an open estuary.
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Juozas Šalna · CC BY 2.0
Taqah is a wilayat (province) and coastal town of the Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E. The nature of the Taqah wilayat is diverse, as it is a coastal province with beaches, plains, and mountains.
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Al-Baleed Archaeological Park is an archaeological park located in Al Balīd of Salalah, Dhofar, Oman. It is a part of the Land of Frankincense in the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jul 2026
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pukomuko/ · CC BY 2.0
Khor Rori is a bar-built estuary at the mouth of Wādī Darbāt in the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, near Taqah. It is an intermittently closed/open lake/lagoon, with an inlet from Arabian Sea that is usually disconnected. It is a major breeding ground for birds, and used to act as an important harbour for frankincense trade when it was an open estuary.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Juozas Šalna · CC BY 2.0
Taqah is a wilayat (province) and coastal town of the Dhofar Governorate, in southwestern Oman. It is located at about 17°2′14″N 54°24′13″E. The nature of the Taqah wilayat is diverse, as it is a coastal province with beaches, plains, and mountains.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 May 2026
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