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Lesson 5, Frankincense
part 1

CULTURE Land

Frankincense comes from trees and it
smeȈ s very nice. You can use it for many
things.

In the past, frankincense was very
important. People used it for
perfume and also for medicine. As the frankincense was
They believed it helped your important, they built big
heart and also helped you to waȈ s and forts to guard the
breathe. Frankincense trees ports. Events in history
don’t grow in many places, changed these ports and
but many grow at Wadi today Al Balid and Khawr
Dawkah in the south Ruri are ruins, but it is very
of Oman. interesting to visit them.
Al Balid has a fascinating
museum, too, caȈ ed the
More than 2,000 years ago, people sold a lot of Museum of Frankincense
frankincense to countries around the world. The Land, where you can learn
frankincense helped the towns of Al Balid and Khawr about the history of the area

Ruri to grow into important ports where boats took the and the diȅerent uses of
frankincense to markets in other countries. frankincense.

F un
fact

Did you know that some people use
frankincense as chewing gum?

1 Before you read Can you name any ports in Oman?
2 3.13 Listen and read.

3 Are there any other ancient places in Oman?

There are some ancient
buildings in Bat. Find out more! Watch the video.

Activity Book, Unit 3
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