Shisr
E946481
Shisr is an archaeological village site in Oman, often associated with the fabled lost city of Ubar and located in the Dhofar region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iram of the Pillars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ubar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryHighlight | identified via satellite imagery in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Jurgen Schreiber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicholas Clapp NERFINISHED ⓘ Omani Department of Antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sultanate of Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
ancient well
ⓘ
fortified settlement remains ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ tower structures ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
fort
ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ water management installations ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | stop on ancient frankincense trade routes ⓘ |
| interpretation |
considered by other scholars as only one of several caravan waystations
ⓘ
considered by some scholars as the site of Ubar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the fabled lost city of Ubar
ⓘ
frankincense trade archaeology ⓘ |
| linkedMyth | Quranic story of Iram ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhofar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Rub al Khali desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
architectural stone blocks
ⓘ
pottery sherds ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| modernUse |
heritage education site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Salalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Land of Frankincense World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient frankincense-producing region of Dhofar ⓘ |
| regionType | desert oasis ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | pre-Islamic Arabian religious practices (inferred) ⓘ |
| researchMethodUsed |
ground archaeological excavation
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| terrain | sandy desert ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Iron Age occupation
ⓘ
early Islamic period occupation ⓘ |
| transportRoleHistorical | caravan crossroads ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
desert excursions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.