This luxury premium grade Frankincense is from Oman, carefully selected from our team.Excellent to burn for all occasions and any other gatherings. Frankincense has many benefits.
(Boswellia sacra) from Oman
Frankincense is an integral part of Oman’s culture and heritage. This aromatic resin is mostly used in incense and perfume and obtained from the tree bark of genus Boswellia.
Frankincense is also known for its healing and restorative properties.Locally known as luban, Oman is known to produce the world’s finest frankincense.Frankincense was once the ancient world’s most prized commodity. A type of resin that comes from the sap of the Boswellia Sacra tree that grows almost exclusively in present day Oman’s southern Dhofar region, Frankincense has been used for thousands of centuries. The ancient world’s extensive use of frankincense in embalming and rituals catapulted it to an integral part of the ancient global economy. It’s believed that frankincense was the first substance to be traded worldwide. Frankincense traveled both by land and sea from ports like Al Baleed and settlements like Ubar along Oman’s Frankincense Trail to Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, Greece, India and beyond.
The best quality of frankincense is found in the Dhofar region and is abundantly available
in the souqs. Hafa Souq in Salalah is an exclusive place that sells them. Oman’s frankincense trail in Dhofar region was visited by explorers Marco Polo and Lawrence of Arabia. The frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) can still be found in Wadi
Dawkah. The trees grow in the alluvial bed of the wadi under the extreme heat of this region.
According to Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, “Frankincense is a symbol of life, or rather it is life itself, for the Dhofari people. It is not a mere tree, but an embodiment of culture, history, sociology and geography. The Omani researcher and historian, Abdul
Qadir bin Salim Al Ghassani, mentions in his book ‘Dhofar, the Land of Frankincense’ that Alexander the Great had imported huge quantities of incense from Arab
