Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261028T074210625 · last approved 28 October 2026
A study published in 2020 describes three Omani frankincense grades by their harvesting locations in Dhofar: Houjri from north of the Samhan mountains, the lightest and most expensive of the three in the study's account; Najdi from the plateau behind the Dhofar mountains; and Shaebi or Sahli from the valleys, the darkest and least expensive in that account.
The frankincense tree has played a central role in cultural traditions, spiritual practices, and global trade networks for more than two millennia; the frankincense trade linked southern Arabia with Mediterranean, Indian, and East Asian civilizations. UNESCO inscribed the Land of Frankincense in Dhofar as a World Heritage Site, including the protected Wadi Dawkah frankincense forest.
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