Khor Rori
E946480
Khor Rori is an ancient coastal lagoon and archaeological site in southern Oman, known for the ruins of the frankincense port city of Sumhuram.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khor Rori canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site component
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archaeological site ⓘ coastal lagoon ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Khawr Rori lagoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khawr Ruri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Italian archaeological missions ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late pre-Islamic period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sumhuram Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frankincense-producing regions of Dhofar ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Indian Ocean trade network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea trade routes ⓘ |
| contains |
Sumhuram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ruins of the ancient port of Sumhuram ⓘ |
| country | Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
estuarine lagoon ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity |
export center for frankincense
ⓘ
maritime trading port ⓘ |
| governingBody | Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
South Arabian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains of Sumhuram
ⓘ
frankincense trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dhofar Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Gulf Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Salalah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taqah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean coast ⓘ |
| materialRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
harbor installations ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Wadi Darbat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Jabal Samhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Mirbat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Land of Frankincense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | archaeological reserve ⓘ |
| region | southern Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Land of Frankincense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | lagoon ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.