Incense Route
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The Incense Route was an ancient network of desert trade paths used by caravans to transport frankincense, myrrh, spices, and other luxury goods between the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and Mediterranean markets.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabian incense route | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trade route
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caravan route network ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean ports NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabataean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmyra NERFINISHED ⓘ Petra NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea ports NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Roman control of Red Sea trade
ⓘ
shift to maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major source of revenue for Nabataeans
ⓘ
major source of revenue for South Arabian kingdoms ⓘ |
| environment | desert ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
caravanserais
ⓘ
oases ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| influenced |
urban development in Petra
ⓘ
urban development in South Arabian cities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| mainUsers |
Arab merchants
ⓘ
Nabataeans NERFINISHED ⓘ South Arabian kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ caravan traders ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
supplied incense for religious rituals
ⓘ
supplied incense for temples ⓘ |
| routeType | overland route ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
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1st millennium BCE ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedProduct |
frankincense
ⓘ
gold ⓘ myrrh ⓘ pearls ⓘ precious stones ⓘ silver ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| transportMode | camel caravans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-distance desert trade
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transporting frankincense ⓘ transporting luxury goods ⓘ transporting myrrh ⓘ transporting spices ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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Arabian incense route
this entity surface form:
Arabian incense route