Ecolex Logo
El portal del
derecho ambiental
Resultados de la búsqueda » Decisión del tratado

The Frankincense Trail (Oman)

Tipo de documento
Decision
Número de referencia
X.C.1
Fecha
Nov 27, 2000
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Estado
Activo
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Tratado
Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural (Nov 23, 1972)
Reunión
24e session du Comité
Página web
whc.unesco.org
Resumen

Property: The Frankincense Trail

Id. N°: 1010

State Party: Oman

Criteria: C (iii) (iv)

The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv).

Criterion (iii): The group of archaeological sites in Oman represent the production and distribution of frankincense, one of the most important luxury items of trade in the Old World in antiquity.

Criterion (iv): The Oasis of Shisr and the entrepots of Khor Rori and Al-Balid are outstanding examples of medieval fortified settlements in the Persian Gulf region.

At the initiative of ICOMOS, and with the agreement of the State Party the name of the property was changed to The Frankincense Trail.