Al-Baleed Archaeological Park

Al-Baleed Archaeological Park is an archaeological park located in Al Balīd (Arabic: البليد‎) of Salalah, Dhofar, Oman. It is a part of the Land of Frankincense World Heritage Site.[1]

Not to be confused with Zafar, Yemen.

The ruins in the park belong to the ancient city of Z̧afār (Arabic: ظفار‎) which also covers the adjacent area in Ar Rubāţ (Arabic: الرباط‎). Z̧afār, from which the Dhofar Governorate got its name, acted as an important port for frankincense trade during the medieval times, after the decline of another nearby port city, Sumhuram.[2] It was visited by many famous travellers, such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Ibn al-Mujawir and Zheng He.[3]

The park also contains the Museum of the Land of Frankincense and a lagoon, Khawr al Balīd.

References
  1. "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2000-11-30. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. Costa, P.M. (1979). "The study of the city of Ẓafār (al Balīd)". Journal of Oman Studies. 5: 111–150.
  3. "Al Baleed Archaeological Park Salalah - UNESCO World Heritage Site - in 2020". Beautiful Salalah. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2020-09-10.


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